The memory of those killed on April 1, 1992 was honored in Bendery

Pridnestrovie remembers the tragic events that took place on April 1, 1992. Moldovan special forces police unit shot that day in Bendery a minibus with militiamen and a bus with cotton mill workers returning from a shift. Militia private Igor Grek, junior militiasergeant Anatoly Petrov, and employee of the cotton spinning factory Elena Sprynchan were killed. The guards and militia arrived to help. Having come under fire, Lieutenant Colonel of the Republican Guard Viktor Taranov and militia members Sergei Bobuyek and Alexander Barbakar were killed. The life of militia captain Grigory Yechin was cut short from his injuries later. The street where the tragic events took place was named after him in 2002. It used to be called Sovkhoznaya. A chapel was constructed in memory of the April Day events in 2002. Bendery residents, representatives of state authorities, public figures, widows and mothers of the victims gather near it every year.

The PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky addressed the audience at the chapel. The President emphasized that the terrible events of 32 years ago, the armed invasion without declaring war and the destruction of civilians is a terrorist act.

Those present at the funeral rally honored the memory of those who died in 1992 with a minute of silence.

Chairman of the Supreme Council Alexander Korshunov and parliamentarians from Bendery Ruslan Gareev, Oleg Petrik and Sergey Pisarenko laid flowers at the monument with the names of those who died in 1992, together with the head of state and those present at the rally.

Commemorative events continued at the Borisov cemetery. A memorial service for the dead Bendery residents was held here. The Speaker of the Parliament laid flowers at the graves of the defenders on the Alley of Heroes.