Young Lieutenant Nikolay Pluzhnikov was one of the last protectors of the Brest Fortress during the Great Patriotic War. <…> Today's defenders carry on the finest traditions of the Great ...

Mogilev - the same as the Brest Fortress, only to enormous proportions. Force civilians and soldiers of the Red Army offensive the Germans were stopped here for three weeks.

said at the Brest Fortress-Hero memorial complex at events marking the Day of Memory and Mourning. "We are also conducting investigations there. We have put 150 war criminals on the wanted list ...

Dmitry Mezentsev also spoke about the work to restore and preserve historical sites in the Brest Fortress and the construction of a memorial complex on Buinichi Field in Mogilev Oblast.

Other notable cities include Brest, famous for its historic fortress with significant World War II relevance; Grodno, an architectural gem with baroque churches and ancient buildings; and Vitebsk ...