Soviet soldiers remains burial ceremony

in military cemetery 2 at Ahijärvi (close to Kivennapa)

The ceremony was organized by "Karelian rampart" search team with help of Pervomaiskoe local administration and moneyed assistance of battery farm "ROSKAR". The remains of 14 Soviet soldiers which had been found earlier by "Karelian rampart" search team and local inhabitants, had been buried.

     
preparation

The preparation had been started in the garage of one of local inhabitants. Thanks to moneyed assistance the individual coffins for each soldier had been bought.

     
preparation

For coffins transferring to the grave the bus was ordered.

     
preparation

Coffins were placed in front of monument, in awaiting for the start of the ceremony.

     
monument

Monument on the grave, temporal "eternal fire".

     
meeting

Ceremonial meeting in honour of the Victory Day and in memory of fallen soldiers is being started.

     
burial service
 
burial service
 
burial service

Church burial service.

     
at the grave

Priest at the grave.

     
salute

Military honour - salute firing.

     
burial
 
burial

The grave was filled with soil by search team members, local inhabitants and local administration representatives.

     
verses

Poet E.Svintsitskaya reading poetry.

     
grave

The new grave covered by flowers and fir-tree branches.

     
icons

Small icons on the grave.

     
wreath imposition

Local administration places the wreath to the monument .

     
gifts

Children's gifts at the monument pedestal.

     
at the kitchen

Search team members, local inhabitants and battery farm "ROSKAR" manager at the field kitchen after the ceremony.

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