On December 28, a farewell ceremony was held in the Saratov region for three Russian soldiers who lost their lives in Ukraine’s drone attack on Engels airport. It has been reported press office Intercession Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
According to the press service, a funeral was held in the church in the name of Prophet Elijah in the city of Engels. Prior to that, a civil memorial service was held in the Eternal Flame.
The Pokrovskaya diocese noted that the farewell ceremony was attended by the governor of the Saratov region Roman Busargin, the mayor of the Engels municipal district Dmitry Petrovich Plekhanov, military commanders, relatives, colleagues and friends of the victims.
The press service said, quoting the words of Bishop Pachomius, “After paying off their debts to the Fatherland, I believe that our men have become warriors of the King of Heaven, our prayer books and our defenders are already there, before God.”
After the speech of the district president, the commanders and Bishop Pachomius, and a minute’s silence, the military guards saluted with three volleys of empty cartridges.
December 26 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reportedHe said that Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone that was trying to fly to Engels airport, but three soldiers from the technical personnel at the airport were killed when its wreckage fell.