Overview
- A Nov. 1 ceremony in Krasny Luch marked the reopening, with senior Russian and LNR officials in attendance and an eternal flame lit from a capsule brought from Moscow's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- The Russian Military-Historical Society began the overhaul in March 2025 on presidential orders, restoring the 1967 open-air complex that honors the 383rd and 395th miner divisions.
- The rebuilt site features a 260-step granite staircase symbolizing the 260-day 1942 defense, a new triumphal arch, a T-72 tank, and added pylons referencing 1185 and the 2025 special military operation.
- RViO says its 2026 plan includes a full reconstruction of the 'warrior-liberators' monument on Oboronnaya Street in central Luhansk, with the artistic concept now under consideration.
- The society reports eight restoration requests from LNR, DNR, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia for 2026, with projects to proceed after creative competitions and federal funding decisions, including a Novoaydar memorial pursued with Tambov region support.