"True heroes of our country who advance Russia": Special Military Operation fighters at the RUSSIA EXPO

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Participants of the Special Military Operation visited the International RUSSIA EXPO. The excursion was organized for 16 fighters who are undergoing rehabilitation in hospitals in Moscow and the Moscow region. They were so impressed by what they saw that now they want to show the expositions to their families.

The tour group included fighters from different regions - Chelyabinsk, DPR and other parts of our huge country. They visited the stands of their native regions, as well as the expositions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Rosatom State Corporation.

"I'll be honest - if possible, I would gladly bring my children here. To show all this beauty of the RUSSIA EXPO, the realistic and technological expositions, the achievements of our scientists. These are the true heroes of our country, who move Russia forward. Here once again you realize that Russia is a great country. It is the best, fair and peace-loving, and not at all the kind of country that is presented by various Western media", - said Yevgeny, a participant of the SMO with the call sign Skif (Scythian).

According to Anastasia Zvyagina, Deputy Director General of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"», the organizers are ready to conduct regular excursions for SMO participants.

"And the Directorate will do everything to make the excursions comfortable, so that everyone gets positive emotions and learns a lot of new things about our country. So that they would be proud of the country - its achievements, opportunities. Maybe some of them will find something useful for themselves, maybe they will understand where they can realize themselves in a peaceful life", - said Anastasia Zvyagina.

Many military servicemen who are undergoing rehabilitation are in Moscow for the first time. But for them the capital city was limited only to their hospital room. Therefore, it was decided to conduct tours and show them the best museums. State Duma deputy Ekaterina Stenyakina came up with such an idea when she worked as a nurse at the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after Academician N.N. Burdenko.

"We are grateful to the Ministry of Defense for allowing us to do this. We found transportation, sponsors, tour guides. And now every week soldiers from nine hospitals in Moscow and the Moscow region together with us go on these excursions", - she said.

It should be reminded that the International RUSSIA EXPO is held at VDNH in Moscow. It brings together expositions of 89 regions of Russia, leading federal departments, corporations and public organizations. It will last until April 12, 2024. Admission is free of charge for everyone.