The vicar of the Rostov diocese took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the stele “Rostov-on-Don - the city of military glory”translated

On September 17, 2026, with the blessing of Metropolitan Mercury of Rostov and Novocherkassk, the vicar of the Rostov diocese, Bishop Artemy of Taganrog, took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the stele “Rostov-on-Don - the city of military glory.” The ceremony took place on the eve of the 277th anniversary of the founding of the city of Rostov-on-Don.

The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region - Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region Committee on Legislation and State Building Alexander Kosachev, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Entrepreneurship, Investments and Foreign Economic Relations Igor Burakov, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov Region Committee on Regulatory Issues and Parliamentary Ethics Zinaida Neyarokhina, Chairman Rostov-on-Don City Duma Lidia Novoseltseva, as well as representatives of the legislative and executive authorities, law enforcement agencies, clergy, youth and volunteer organizations.

Those gathered observed a minute of silence in memory of the fallen soldiers who defended Rostov-on-Don from the invaders.…