The finds were dug up
in the course of the restoration.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, July
29. /TASS/. Army engineers from Russia’s Southern Military District have
eliminated WWII munitions found during restoration works at the Motherland
Calls! monument in Volgograd devoted to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad,
the District’s press office reported on Monday.
"The combat
engineers of a motor rifle unit of the Southern Military District eliminated
the munitions found at the foot of the Motherland Calls! sculpture on Mamayev
Hill in Volgograd," the press office reported.
The WWII munitions
were unearthed by workers in the course of the restoration. The munitions
included a 76mm artillery shell and a grenade.
The munitions were
destroyed at the Prudboi firing range.
Source: ITAR-TASS
29-07-2019
