Lukashenko: Battles on the Dnieper line in Belarus contributed to Soviet victory at Moscow
MOGILEV, 5 July (BelTA) – The battles on the Dnieper line in Belarus in many ways contributed to the Soviet victory at Moscow and shaped the trajectory of the Great Patriotic War, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the inauguration ceremony for the Mogilev Oblast Glory Museum. The museum was built in Mogilev District next to the legendary Buinichi Field that saw the fiercest battles taking place at the initial stage of the Great Patriotic War, BelTA has learned.
“It was here that one of the most heroic chapters of the Great Patriotic War was written. Here, on the Dnieper line, the countdown to the collapse of the Third Reich began. These battles largely influenced the outcome of the Battle of Moscow and the wider war, and are comparable to the battles of Kulikovo, Borodino and Prokhorovka,” the head of state said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized that the fighting on the Buinichi Field lasted about a month. It played a crucial role in delaying the German advance on Moscow that lay through Mogilev and Smolensk.
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