EMERCOM Employees Unveiled a Stele in Bugulma For a Firefighter – Hero of the Soviet Union

Today, unveiling of stele for Gazinur Gafiatullin, a Hero of the Soviet Union, took place in Bugulma. During the war years he covered the enemy’s machine-gun with his chest by which he saved hundred lives of his companions in arms. Employees of HQ of EMERCOM of Russia for RT, EMERCOM of RT and departments made their contribution to save memorials for Heroes of the Soviet Union. Of many thousands collective of the department made a decision to collect money for repairing the memorial for Gazinur Gafiatullin and present the renewed stele to the city on the eve of the 70th Anniverary of the Great Victory.