The name of the Russian officer who died during demining of the port in Mariupol in May 2022 can be named after a street in the new microdistricts of the city. It has been reported DEA News Regarding the mayor of Mariupol, Oleg Morgun.
On May 8 last year, four sailors from Novorossiysk under the command of Captain 2nd Rank Alexander Bobrov were killed during mine clearance work in the water area of the Mariupol port. A memorial plaque was unveiled at the port in memory of those who lost their lives in July.
“The hunters of the Russian Federation did the possible and the impossible at the cost of their lives … The men died in the port, immortalizing their memory with a memorial plaque at the place where the ship died.” The mayor stressed.
According to him, a corresponding request has already been received from the leadership of the Black Sea Fleet to name the street in memory of the deceased officers of the Russian Federation.
As Morgun adds, the issue is already being worked out to name a street in the new district of Mariupol in honor of the late naval officer.
Other details about the future name of the street have not yet been given.
In May, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported On the elimination of the mine hazard in the port of Mariupol.