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| The secret of the Rostov burials |
| 2015-04-21 |
| Two Russian journalists go to Rostov Na Donu to investigate graves of Russian soldiers killed in southeastern Ukraine There were rumors of secret burials even three years ago: some civil activists thought that the authorities underreported the number of casualties from the floods in Krymske by several times. Referring to the anonymous statements by “emergency service workers,” they insisted that over a thousand people died, not 171. They looked for their graves in the adjacent Slovyansk district, but no evidence was submitted. It seems that it is possible to hide anything in the North Cemetery in Rostov-on-Don, one of the biggest [cemeteries] in Europe, even a battalion or a division. The head of the administrative department for city cemetery services, Valeri Zykov, says that the area of the churchyard is more than 400 hectares. Half a million people have been laid to rest here over 40 years. This is the only active cemetery out of eight city cemeteries; the others are only used for very close relatives. Much more at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 We grandfathers CAN be useful in a fight. Just try something with our grandkids and see. But understand - we do not fight fair. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-04-21 13:20 |
| #1 "How can a 70-year-old grandfather or 60-year-old pensioner be useful in a fight" Yes, but there's such a thing as collaterals. Shrapnel is not your friend. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-04-21 08:20 |