A ceremony to rebury the remains of Sergeant Mukhamed Kazbekov, killed in battles near Leningrad during World War II. Makhachkala, December 11, 2017. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply of the Republic of Dagestan http://mcxrd.ru/

12 December 2017, 08:40

Remains of Red Army soldier killed in WWII reburied in Makhachkala

On December 11, Makhachkala hosted a ceremony to rebury the remains of Sergeant Mukhamed Kazbekov, killed in battles near Leningrad during World War II.

The event was held at the Makhachkala military cemetery within the All-Russian project "The Road Home", the website of the Dagestani leader reports.

The remains of the body of Mukhamed Kazbekov, a native of the Babayurt District, were found by the squad "Ropsha" during the search activities in 2016. The soldier was identified due to a personal note found. At the same place, activists found a medal "For the Defence of Leningrad".

According to the websites "Memorial" and "Podvig Naroda", Mukhamed Kazbekov served as a gunner in the 930th Rifle Regiment of the 256th Division, and he was killed near Voronovo on July 27, 1943, the TASS reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

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