Near Tula immortalized the memory of a policeman who saved people from an armed bandit

In the Suvorov district of the Tula region, a memorial plaque was opened to the junior police sergeant Mikhail Sirotenko, who died in the line of duty. A memorial sign was installed on the facade of school No. 1, which he graduated, told “MK in Tula” in the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the region.

The ceremony was held on the Day of the employee of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. Mikhail Sirotenko served in a platoon of patrol and post service and until the last remained faithful to the oath.

On November 4, 1996, a police officer took part in the arrest of a particularly dangerous armed criminal. During the operation, he showed determination and risked his own life to protect others. For the heroism of Mikhail Sirotenko posthumously awarded the Order of Courage by decree of the President of Russia.

The opening of the memorial plaque was attended by employees and veterans of the internal affairs bodies, representatives of local authorities, former colleagues, relatives and friends of the deceased, as well as teachers and students of the school.

Under the command of the honor guard, the police removed the veil from the memorial sign. The attendees honored the memory of Mikhail Sirotenko with a minute of silence and laid red carnations to the memorial plaque.

A new memorial plaque on the school building will remind students of courage, perseverance and loyalty to duty.

The regional internal affairs bodies continue to remember their colleagues who died protecting citizens and ensuring law and order.

We will remind, earlier "MK in Tula" told about the opening of memorial plaques in Chekalin, dedicated to three soldiers who died during the defense of the Cherepetsky district during the Great Patriotic War.

On memorial signs immortalized the names of Dmitry Kryuchkov and Grigory Kabanov, who served in the 156th regiment of the 69th brigade of NKVD troops, as well as cavalryman Ivan Pivovarov from the 111st cavalry regiment of the 31st cavalry division.