CrimeaPRESS reports:
Today in Simferopol, at the monument «To Partisans and Underground Workers of Crimea», a flower-laying ceremony dedicated to the Day of Partisans and Underground Workers took place. Veterans, local authorities, public figures, youth and guests of the Crimean capital took part in the laying ceremony.
For 865 days, the struggle of partisans and underground fighters of Crimea with the occupation regime in Simferopol continued. During this time, they carried out more than one and a half thousand operations on enemy communications and withstood 252 major battles with punishers, destroyed and captured about 34 thousand enemy soldiers and officers.
Partisans and underground fighters shot down 2 aircraft, disabled 211 guns, 17 tanks and armored vehicles, 2 armored trains and derailed 79 military echelons with equipment, ammunition, fuel, food and manpower of the enemy. Over 12 thousand people of different nationalities fought in the ranks of partisans and underground fighters during the period of hostilities.
The war behind enemy lines began from the first days of the occupation of our territories and did not stop until their liberation. The names of our heroes are immortalized in the names of settlements, schools, streets and squares. Monuments and memorial complexes in Simferopol, Yalta, Alushta, Kerch and other cities of Crimea remind of their courage, steadfastness and courage. The exploits of partisans and underground fighters will never be forgotten.— emphasized the Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov.
The military and civil feat of partisans and underground fighters serves as an example for us of courage, courage and love for our Motherland. As a sign of memory and respect, those present laid flowers at the monument and honored the memory of the dead with a minute of silence.
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