Capsules containing soil brought from the battlefields of the North Caucasus Military District will be laid at the Eternal Flame in Petrozavodsk.

According to the head Karelia Artur Parfenchikov, this is necessary so that "perpetuate the memory of our fellow countrymen who died for the fatherland, and to connect their feat with the feat of their ancestors."

He also plans to install a bas-relief in the city center in honor of the soldiers fighting in Ukraine.

According to the head of the republic, last year alone, Karelia sent more than 500 tons of cargo to the front (a record among Russian regions).
At the same time, the region has been forced for several years due to a budget deficit close rural schools and cut back teachers' salaries.