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Victory in the Great Patriotic War remains our main event of the history, a symbol of pride and respect for the Soviet people - Liberator. Four long years it consisted of individual actions and deeds. The Iasi-Kishinev operation is considered to be bright fragment of the Great Victory. It equates to the number of outstanding strategic operations of Soviet troops. It started early in the morning of August 20 1944, with powerful artillery offensive. At 7 hours and 40 minutes, Soviet troops, followed by a double barrage, went on the offensive with Kitskany bridgehead from the area west of Yass. Within a short period - from 20 to 29 August 1944 - Soviet army inflicted a crushing defeat of the German Army Group "Southern Ukraine", which has lost 22 divisions of the Wehrmacht and fully allied Romanian divisions. An important stage of the Iasi-Kishinev operation was to liberate the city of Bendery, occupied by Romanian-German troops. The overall result of the military operation was not only the liberation of all of Moldova from Nazi invaders, but a breakthrough of Soviet troops in the Balkans.

Historians say that the operation was of great military and political significance for the further development of events in South-Eastern Europe and the implementation of the liberating mission of the Soviet forces in this strategically important region. The special role it has played in the history of the village Chobruchi of Slobodzeya district. Events evolved in such a way that after the liberation inhabitants of Chobruchi were evacuated to the steppe villages of Slobodzeya and Rozdilna regions. One of the crossings was built near Chobruchi. An interesting fact is that barrels available in the homes were used for its creation.

Residents were able to return to his native village after the start of the Iasi-Kishinev operation. For many of them, who stood up to defend the homeland, the operation was the first fire. Military events of that time were reflected in the history of the family of Deputy of the Supreme Council Oleg Vasilaty. His grandfathers Matvei Vasilaty and Ivan Myronovych Zhumatiy became participants of the military operation. Both were private soldiers in WWII, were seriously injured, reached , Germany. Upon returning to their native villages – Chobruchi of Slobodzeya district and Shipka Grigoriopol district – were working riding astride on the farm.

Five years ago, Memorial has been improved. Its current state of talks about the need to hold the next reconstruction. The task of descendants of the Great Victory is to preserve the memory of the heroes deeds. To the names of cities and military operations, the names of marshals and ordinary soldiers do not become just words, but the date with lives and deaths, were not empty figures, it is important not to forget whose victory it was, and remember the price we got it.