In Volgograd on November 10 on a professional holiday congratulated the police

For impeccable service and high results in work, a number of employees of the department were awarded departmental awards. As reported in the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region, the awards were presented by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Volgograd region, police lieutenant-general Pavel Gishchenko and the chairman of the Council of Veterans of Internal Affairs and Internal Troops of the Volgograd region, retired police major-general Vladimir Dvoyanov.

Then the festive program continued in the museum-panorama "Battle of Stalingrad" - one of the most important historical places in the city. The ceremony was attended by the head of the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, police colonel Viorel Flocha, as well as a representative of the Public Council, retired police major-general Yuri Tupikov.

The heads of the Main Directorate were awarded state awards, they were also awarded with award weapons. The main moment of the holiday was the swearing in and presentation of the first officer epaulettes to young employees of the internal affairs bodies – this ritual emphasized the continuity of generations and the importance of service.

The celebrations ended with the ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to the soldiers of the 10th division of the NKVD troops and the policemen of Stalingrad - the defenders of the city in 1942-1943. It was attended by the head of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and invited guests.