A rally commemorating the deportation of Chechens and Ingush was held in Ingushetia.

At the Memorial of Memory and Glory in Nazran passed A rally commemorating the deportation of the Ingush and Chechens, which began on February 23, 1944, was held. More than 500 people attended. A collective prayer for the victims was held at the end. 

The deportation of entire nations began on Stalin's personal orders, under the name "Operation Lentil." The reasons cited for the deportations were "collaboration with the occupiers" and "anti-Soviet activity," despite the fact that both nations had fought in the Red Army during World War II. 

From the Chechen-Ingush ASSR and Dagestan on 180 trains, in cattle cars taken out About 500 thousand people migrated to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. According to some estimates, during the journey perished Every fourth representative of these peoples—approximately 100 Chechens and more than 20 Ingush—was deported. This operation became one of the largest mass deportations based on ethnicity in the USSR. 

"The previous night, the deepest snow had fallen. The frosts had set in. <…> A continuous stream of women and children, the elderly and the sick, with meager belongings on their shoulders, crawled along the snow-covered roads toward the cannery crossing. Barefoot children, barely covered, confused women and mothers, dragging crying children, the sick, and the elderly, made their way to the crossing. It was a terrifying scene, difficult to describe in human language without bringing tears that deeply touched the soul." recalled On the deportation of Abdul-Gamid Tangiev, Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR for Industry. 

A post in memory of the deportation wrote Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov also spoke on his Telegram channel. He called for preserving the memory of those who did not survive the exile and preventing such a tragedy from happening again. 

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