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Rogozin solemnly opened the first tank aid in Russia
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin opened a tankide built on the territory of the Prokhorovskoye Field Museum-Reserve near Belgorod. The cost of the object is about 290 million rubles, about half of this amount was provided by the federal budget. The other half is the funds of the regional budget and regional companies.
The area of the tankodrome is 11 hectares, anyone can visit it. For the audience, stands are provided for 1.3 thousand seats. “I am glad that the idea that we spoke here at a meeting of the Victory Committee under the presidential chairmanship begins to be embodied,” Rogozin said, opening the object.
“Of course, we would like to continue further, because what this land has survived, the very terrible years, will never survive and have not experienced any other country. We will always remember the feat of our relatives and friends,” TASS deputy prime minister quotes.
According to him, the opening of the tankwood is only the first stage. "Our great country is the birthplace of the most powerful and bold tanks. The first stage is implemented, but we would like to continue further," RIA Novosti quoted Rogozin.
There are 12 cars in the Parkdrome Park, seven of which are on the go. Among them are an armored personnel carrier, an infantry fighting vehicle and an armored reconnaissance and diver car. They delivered them to Belgorod with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation from different regions of the country. The media note that such open areas today no longer exist - all of them belong to military units and access to them is limited.
In 1943, in the village of Prokhorovka in the Belgorod Region, the largest tank battle in the Second World War was held between the Soviet and German armies, in which up to 1,200 tanks and self -propelled guns participated on both sides - the main battle of the battle on the Kursk Bulge. Both sides then suffered huge losses. Soviet troops lost 500 out of 800 tanks, and German - 300 out of 400.
In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to prepare proposals for financing the construction of the Museum of Armored equipment there. The work was timed to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War , which was celebrated on May 9 this year.
“May ninth is the most important day in Russia. We were all witnesses to the unique procession of the Immortal Regiment . We will always remember the great feat of our compatriots,” Rogozin said at the opening of a tankodrom.
In the fall of this year, the construction of a closed part of the site should begin, with an area of about 2.7 thousand square meters. There will be a constant exposition of armored vehicles, as well as a special zone with children's attractions. The cost of this building is estimated at 204 million rubles.