Monument in Bashkortostan's Shirovka village being renovated

A monument to the Liberator Soldier in Shirovka village, Belebey district, Bashkortostan, is being renovated under the Supporting Local Initiatives programme. The surroundings are being tidied up and refreshed. Concrete curbs will be built and 22 granite slabs installed, engraved with the names of villagers who went to fight in the Great Patriotic War. Names of soldiers killed in the special military operation will also be commemorated, and an Eternal Flame is planned at the site.

Village head Ilmira Ilina said that 16 villages once belonged to Shirovka, and some of them no longer exist. More than 400 men from those villages went to the Great Patriotic War. With help from volunteers, their names were restored and search work was carried out. Three local young men killed in the special military operation will also be engraved.

Residents say the programme helps improve public areas, repair social facilities and create sports and leisure spaces. Active participation of residents is an important condition: they discuss together and choose priority projects.