On the Day of the tanker in the Middle Urals will be the reconstruction of the Battle of the Kursk Bulge. This was reported by the First Vice-Governor Alexey Orlov. The holiday will be held on September 8 at the "Staratel" training ground near Nizhny Tagil.

"The celebration last year was a success, the main event was the reconstruction of the Battle of Stalingrad. As guests invited to the opening attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and the head of Volgograd. This year, the historical reconstruction of the Battle of the Kursk Bulge is planned, timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet troops in the Battle of Kursk. In the future, the celebration of the tanker day for the Sverdlovsk region and the residents of Nizhny Tagil can be an event comparable in scale to the Russian arms show, "said Alexey Orlov.

According to the Minister of Industry and Science of the Sverdlovsk region Sergei Perestoron, in addition to the historical reconstruction at the festival will be a demonstration of military equipment, the Urals Cup on sniping, a theatrical concert program with the participation of Russian theater and pop stars, a military ensemble of the Central Military District, a festive salute. It is expected that the holiday will come 11 thousand people - it's veterans and young people.

Recall that the tradition of holding festive military-patriotic events at the "Staratel" training ground in Nizhny Tagil was laid in September 2017 on the initiative of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuyvashev and the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, after the region lost the Russia Arms Expo.