The sad day in the history of Bendery

Bendery recalled the events that took place in the city 31 years ago on April 1. Moldovan nationalists early in the morning with the support of armored personnel carriers shot down a traffic militia patrol car, guardsmen who rushed to their aid and a bus with workers from a cotton-spinning factory. Four Pridnestrovian militiamen took the fight in Sovchoznaya Street. Junior militia sergeant Anatoly Petrov and private Igor Grek died on the spot. Gregory Echin, who continued to lead the rescue operation, was seriously wounded. He spent almost two months in the hospital after that, underwent several complex surgical interventions and died on May 26, 1992. Another militia officer, Sergei Boyko, received numerous gunshot wounds on April 1, 1992, and survived.

The street where the tragedy occurred was named after militia captain Grigory Yechin in the early 2000s. An Orthodox chapel was installed in the same place, at the crossroads where everything happened. Every year she hosts commemorative events. A moment of silence honored the memory of the executed by Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Alexander Korshunov, Chairman of the Government of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Alexander Rosenberg, First President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Igor Smirnov, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the clergy, the public, relatives and friends of the victims. The First President of the PMR Igor Smirnov expressed his gratitude to the defenders and his condolences to the families of those who died. He urged to remember the events of the early 1990s, not to repeat mistakes and try to strengthen peace and stability in the present and future.

The fact that it is necessary to remember the events of the early 1990s and prevent their repetition is also considered by Chairman of the Pridnestrovian Supreme Council Alexander Korshunov.

Red carnations were placed as a symbol of memory and respect for the dead at the memorial stone in the chapel in Echin Street after the mourning meeting and a moment of silence.

According to official media