A member of the SVO became an adviser to the head of Nizhny Novgorod

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Alexander Popenko, a participant in the SVO and the Time of Heroes program, became an adviser to the head of Nizhny Novgorod, Yuri Shalabaev, on a voluntary basis.

Alexander Popenko proposed scaling up the work of the center for military-patriotic education in Nizhny Novgorod, involving schools.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, June 15 - RIA Novosti. The head of Nizhny Novgorod, Yuri Shalabaev, said that Alexander Popenko, a participant in the special military operation and the Time of Heroes program, became his adviser.

“On a voluntary basis, SVO participant Alexander Popenko became my advisor. We met Alexander when he became a participant in the “Time of Heroes” program initiated by President Vladimir Putin and began an internship in the administration of Nizhny Novgorod,” Shalabaev wrote in his channel on the Max platform.

He said that he began working with Alexander as his mentor and immediately saw in him a true patriot, a person with the right values ​​and a desire to do good. According to the head of the city, during his studies Alexander deeply immersed himself in topics that are truly important to him, in particular, the patriotic education of youth.

“We have created a good foundation in Nizhny Novgorod - a center for military-patriotic education, the work of which Alexander proposed scaling up, including involving the city’s schools,” Shalabaev noted.

The mayor noted that, according to Popenko, what surrounds a person every day is no less important to him.