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Today, when the generation of victors is gradually leaving, and the Victory in the Great Patriotic War is becoming a subject of ideological debate, it is especially important to preserve the historical truth. The peoples of Russia and Belarus, linked by a common history and common pain, need to jointly defend the memory of the feat of the Soviet people.

By May 9,  Minsk Watch Factory Museum opened a showcase with a new limited collection "Memory".

On May 6, 2024, a landmark meeting between the Chairman of Minsk Regional Executive Committee Alexei Kushnarenko and representatives of veterans' organizations took place on the territory of memorial complex “Khatyn”. The event was attended by activists of Belarusian Public Association of Veterans and Belarusian Union of Veterans of the War in Afghanistan.

On May 1, a motor rally organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus and dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Great Patriotic War, started. Law enforcement officers and their family members, cadets, students of the Ministry of Internal Affairs lyceums from all regions of the country took part in the rally. They will travel to places of military glory and sorrow to honor the memory of the dead.

On May 7, 2025, at 12:00, a screening of short films about the Great Patriotic War will take place in the lobby of Memorial Complex Museum “Khatyn”. The event will be held as part of the cultural program of the XI International Youth Film Festival "Movie Break".

On the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, an exhibition of graphic works by contemporary Belarusian artists under the symbolic title «When a tear rolled down onto the ashes…» has opened at  State Memorial Complex “Khatyn”.

Academics and students of the International University "MITSO" visited memorial complex "Dalva".

Dear visitors! On April 29, May 1 and May 9, memorial complex “Khatyn” will be open from 10:00 to 17:30 (ticket office from 10:00 to 17:00).

On April 11, 2025, on the day when the whole world remembers the tragedy of prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, employees of the State Institution "Belarusian Cultural Center of Spiritual Revival" visited a sacred place of memory - memorial complex "Khatyn".

On April 13, 2025, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, Memorial Complex “Khatyn” welcomed servicemen of military unit 3214. This visit was not just an excursion, but a real lesson in memory, courage and responsibility for the world in which we live.