On May 8, wreaths and flowers were laid at the Memorial of the Fallen during the Great Patriotic War of 1041-1945 in memory of the fallen heroes. The governor Roman Starovoit, employees of the regional and city administrations, deputies of the State and Regional Duma, representatives of veteran organizations, enterprises, and various institutions took part in it. Traditionally, the delegation of the Kursk State Medical University, headed by the rector, Professor Viktor Anatolyevich Lazarenko, participated in this event.
After a minute of silence, wreaths and flowers were laid at the memotial . Carnations, tulips and roses covered the granite pedestal of the memorial stele like a carpet! The participants of our delegation presented flowers with the wish of good health to Anatoly Pavlovich Shcherbakov, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, an honorary resident of Kursk, who was present at the event.