The sign for military road No. 1 was recreated in Dobrushtranslated

An exact copy of the road sign from the war years was installed at the IS-3 Tank memorial in Dobrush. The memorial sign was opened on October 16, 2026, on the day of the 83rd anniversary of the liberation of the Dobrush region from the Nazi invaders.

During the Great Patriotic War, military road No. 1 passed through the city. Equipment was moved along it and ammunition was delivered. The sign was installed during the liberation of Dobrush during the Chernigov-Pripyat offensive operation in the Gomel direction.

Workers at the Dobrush paper mill found information about the road sign, recreated it and determined the installation location. The initiative was supported by the leadership of the Dobrush district executive committee and employees of the utility company.

The rally was attended by residents of Dobrush, reserve officers, representatives of labor collectives and educational institutions. The deputy chairman of the Dobrush district executive committee, Gennady Maltsev, and the engineer of the metrology bureau of the Dobrush paper mill “Hero of Labor” branch, Vadim Gursky, addressed the audience.

The event was also attended by the dean of the Dobrush district, Archpriest Alexey Pilipenko. The participants thanked the initiators and implementers of the project and...