Expedition to Khalkhin Gol completed: 87 heroes returned from oblivion

An international rescue mission was completed in Mongolia, which was attended by employees of the emergency rescue service of the Leningrad region, Russian search engines and their Mongolian partners. Rescuers conducted search work in the steppes and found finds important for the mission. This was reported in the press service of the Committee of law and order and security of the Leningrad region.

Thanks to the work of the freight forwarders, the remains of 87 Red Army soldiers who fell in the battles of 1939 were found, the identity of one of the dead fighters was identified, the first underwater artifacts were found - parts of the fuselage of the aircraft and the wheel, 24 square kilometers of the water space of Lake Buir-Nur and the Khalkhin-Gol river were examined.

The expedition was held under the auspices of the “Connection of Times and Generations” Foundation with the support of the Russian Embassy, the defense ministries of the two countries and the Mongolian Border Service.

The found remains and artifacts will be transferred for further research and worthy of perpetuation to the memory of the heroes who gave their lives for the Motherland. Archival materials and scientific research will help determine the names of other participants in the battle.

"As long as we remember - the heroes remain in the ranks," the press service of the Committee for Law and Order and Security of the Leningrad Region noted.