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The Popular Front is collecting assistance for the participants of the Northern Military District under the motto “Everything for Victory!”
Residents of 89 regions of Russia collected more than 13.6 million aid items for Northern Military District fighters through regional branches of the Popular Front.
The leader of the month in terms of the amount of aid collected was the Bryansk region, whose residents donated more than 50 thousand items.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. More than 13.6 million aid items were collected by residents of 89 regions of Russia for the Northern Military District fighters through the regional branches of the Popular Front, the press service of the public organization reported.
“More than 13.6 million aid items were collected by residents of 89 regions of the country for fighters on the front line through regional branches of the Popular Front as part of the work of the Popular Front under the motto “Everything for Victory!” - the press service said.
It is noted that over the past month, more than 130 thousand items have been added to the total volume - from equipment and medicines to equipment and items necessary in the field.
“The leader of the month in terms of the amount of aid collected was the Bryansk region - residents of the region donated more than 50 thousand items. The Pskov region is in second place with about 30 thousand items, and the Ulyanovsk region is in third place with almost 10 thousand items,” the public organization added.

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