Polgárdi, 11 September 2026 – Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Hungary Anel Bakytbekkyzy attended a solemn ceremony marking the reopening of a Soviet military cemetery following its renovation in the town of Polgárdi, located approximately 80 kilometres from Budapest.

The ceremony was also attended by heads and staff members of the diplomatic missions of Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as representatives of public organisations. The Hungarian side was represented by Mayor of Polgárdi László Nyikos and representatives of the Institute and Museum of Military History of the Ministry of Defence of Hungary.

The participants laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial, paying tribute to the Soviet soldiers who lost their lives during the Second World War.

The ceremony holds particular significance for Kazakhstan. Among those buried at the military cemetery, the names of seven servicemen who were natives of Kazakhstan have been identified: Guards Lieutenant Tursynbek Igimbetov, Guards Lieutenant Nuradin Burashev, Guards Junior Lieutenant Oban Dzhumabekov, Guards Private Adylbeguy Atber, Private Kabi Irgaliyev, Private Ardash Madayan and Corporal Ivan Stankevich.

Ambassador-Designate Anel Bakytbekkyzy paid tribute to the fallen Kazakh soldiers and laid a wreath at the mass grave.

Background: The Soviet military cemetery in Polgárdi is one of the burial sites of Red Army servicemen who were killed during military operations on the territory of Hungary in 1944–1945. The memorial complex comprises mass and individual graves, as well as a central obelisk with a sculpture of a Soviet soldier standing in front of it.

In total, there are more than 800 Soviet military burial sites dating from the Second World War across all 19 counties of Hungary and Budapest. More than 140,000 Red Army soldiers and officers who lost their lives in 1944–1945 are buried at these sites.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-budapest/press/news/details/1290408?lang=ru