Today Turkmenistan solemnly celebrated the 78th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

As the information program Watan of the Turkmen television reported on the evening air, the main celebrations took place on the territory of the memorial complex Halk hakydasy ("People's Memory"), where members of the Halk Maslahaty, deputies of the national parliament, heads of military and law enforcement agencies took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the monuments. authorities, representatives of public organizations, honorary elders and gray-haired mothers, representatives of labor collectives, as well as residents and guests of the capital.

A special atmosphere reign at the majestic Halk hakydasy memorial. Here, at the Milletiň ogullary (“Sons of the Nation”) monument, they pay tribute to those who fell for the Motherland in the Battle of Geoktepe, at the Baky şöhrat (“Eternal Glory”) memorial to those who died in the Great Patriotic War, and at the Ruhy tagzym (“Spiritual Worship”) monument ) - victims of the Ashgabat earthquake.

Especially crowded at the monument to the soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War - a sacred place of military glory and national sorrow. Hundreds of people came here at the call of their hearts to pay tribute to the memory of their fathers and grandfathers, who defended the world from fascism, defended the freedom and independence of the Motherland, its right to a happy future.

The National Anthem of Turkmenistan is played on the square of the Memorial Complex, announcing the beginning of the solemn ceremony. Its chords are replaced by the sounds of a melody in which the people's grief for the fallen defenders of the Fatherland is expressed.

Then flowers are laid at the monument. In a matter of minutes, beautiful flowers covered the foot of the Monument with a fragrant carpet. A company of the Guard of Honor passed in front of the Memorial in a parade march, minting a step.

Festive celebrations took place all over the country today. Residents of cities and villages, paying tribute to the valiant defenders of the Fatherland, laid bouquets of flowers at the monuments erected in honor of the national Heroes who died a heroic death in the war of 1941-1945.