On the eve of the 81st anniversary of Victory Day, a ceremonial flower-laying ceremony was held at the monument to three heroes of the Great Patriotic War in the village of Podgornoye in the Samara region.
Natives of this village—Nikolai Yakovlevich Fonov, Sergei Yegorovich Sednev, and Ivan Mikhailovich Yarotsky—displayed courage and heroism on the war fronts, forever etching their names in history.
Nikolai Yakovlevich Fonov was a gun commander in the 59th Artillery Regiment of the 30th Rifle Division of the 47th Army of the Voronezh Front. From 1942, he participated in the Great Patriotic War, fighting on the Bryansk, North Caucasus, Voronezh, and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. For exemplary performance of combat missions, courage, and heroism, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1943, along with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
Sergey Yegorovich Sednev was a motor mechanic in the 23rd Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion of the 47th Army of the Voronezh Front. From 1941, he fought on the Bryansk, Voronezh, and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. For his courage and heroism during the crossing of the Dnieper, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944, along with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
Ivan Mikhailovich Yarotsky was a machine gun company commander in the 390th Marine Battalion of the 13th Brigade of the Pacific Fleet. In 1940, as a junior lieutenant, he arrived in the Pacific Fleet and fought in the war against Japan. For exemplary performance of combat missions, valor, and courage, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945, along with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
"By laying flowers, we express our sincere gratitude to the heroes for a peaceful sky, the opportunity to live and build a future. Their heroism will forever remain in the people's memory," noted district akim Serik Zhenisov.
Representatives of the regional and district branches of the AMANAT party, the prosecutor's office, the emergency department, residents of Podgornoye, and schoolchildren also took part in the ceremony. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of all veterans and those who fell during the Great Patriotic War.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/vko-samar/press/news/details/1214678?lang=kk