Székesfehérvár – April 17, 2025 - In accordance with the commemorative program established to honor the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War in 2025 “The Great Victory: A bow to heroism, an example for posterity”, family members and representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hungary paid tribute to the memory of Seitali Birimkulov, a native of the Taldykorgan region and a private of the Red Army, at the Central Cemetery of Soviet soldiers in the city of Székesfehérvár.

Birimkulov was born in 1906 and enlisted in the army in 1942. He hailed from the village of Baschi in the Oktyabrsky district of Taldykorgan region.

According to his close relative Berik Abilov, "Despite the fact that our grandfather was considered missing, we did not stop searching. With the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Hungary, we managed to find the place where he was buried. We brought the earth from his native village and read prayers. It is our sacred duty to visit the grave and honor his memory. Birimkulov died on March 21, 1945, only a month and a half before the Victory. All descendants of our heroic warriors from Kazakhstan should pay tribute to their immortal spirit and forever honor their memory".

It should be noted that as a result of the long, bloody fighting on the territory of Hungary, the Soviet army suffered significant losses. The liberation of Hungary took 195 days and nights, and more than 140,000 Soviet soldiers died.

According to the updated data, there are 826 Soviet war graves, 10 monuments, 3 memorials and 3 commemorative plaques on the territory of Hungary - a total of 842 objects.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-budapest/press/news/details/980523?lang=kk