On May 1, 2024, the VSMU students and staff took part in the IX regional patriotic action “Breakthrough of Victory,” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the enemy blockade by partisans of the Polotsk-Lepel zone in the Ushachi region during the Great Patriotic War.

On the territory of the Breakthrough Memorial Complex, a ceremonial meeting, thematic venues, a soldier’s kitchen, a concert and fireworks display were organized, and it was also possible to watch a battle reconstruction.

Participants of the action observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims and laid flowers at the memorial.