Russische Militärflugzeuge stürzen auf den Deponien Ledurga und Zvārde ab
1992. gada sākumā vienā dienā mīklainos apstākļos ar 40 minūšu intervālu Lēdurgā un Zvārdes poligonā avarē divas padomju lidmašīnas Mig-27 D.
1992. gada 25. martā nenoskaidrotu apstākļu dēļ avarējuši divi Krievijas, padomju laikā ražoti iznīcinātāji MIG-27D, kuras pacēlās gaisā mācību lidojumā no Lielvārdē dislocētā Krievijas armijas aviācijas pulka un "pazuda".
Lidmašīnas esot avarējušas ar 40 minūšu intervālu. Viens iznīcinātājs avarēja Zvārdes poligonā, otrs - pie Aijažu ezera netālu no Lēdurgas. Abu lidmašīnu piloti gāja bojā.
Par Lēdurgas katastrofu aculiecinieki stāsta, ka Lēdurgā ir bijuši dzirdami sprādzieni, kas varētu nozīmēt, ka Lēdurgas lidmašīna ir bijusi pilnā kaujas ekipējumā t.i. ar raķetēm, kas faktiski nebija pieļaujams tajā laikā.
Abu lidmašīnu avārijas vietās bija uzstādīti lidmašīnu astes fragmenti, taču deviņdesmito gadu metāllūžņu "buma" laikā, abās vietās metāla lidmašīnu fragmenti - astes "pazudušas".
Lēdurgas avārijas vietu apmeklējuši bojāgājušā pilota radinieki no Ukrainas.
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Diena, Nr.56 (26.03.1992) (periodika.lv)
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Beobachtungsturm der Sowjetarmee (Kurgan der Offiziere)
Der "Offizierskurgan" befindet sich weniger als einen Kilometer von den Ruinen der Zvārde-Kirche entfernt. Der Kurgan besteht aus den Ruinen und Überresten der umliegenden Häuser und des Gutshofs, die zusammengeschoben wurden. Auf dem Kurgan wurde ein Aussichtsturm errichtet. Laut Inschrift wurde der heutige Turm 1981 errichtet. Der Turm diente der Erfassung von Bombentreffern. Die Übungsbomben hatten einen geringeren Sprengstoffgehalt, so dass ihre Treffer sorgfältiger beobachtet werden mussten. Nicht explodierte Bomben wurden sofort neutralisiert, aber nicht alle konnten gefunden werden.
Die Überreste des Turms sind heute hier zu sehen - die Backsteinmauern. Da die Sperrmauer relativ hoch liegt, kann man an einem klaren Tag sogar die litauische Ölraffinerie in Mažeikiai sehen.
Soviet air force target firing ground in Zvārde
Zvārde landfill is located in Zvārde municipality, Saldus region. It is a former military aviation training ground of the USSR, covering more than 24 000 hectares.
The territory of the former airfield is home to several sites: the Officers' Kurgan, the ruins of the Zvārde and Ķērkliņi churches, the Rīteļi cemetery, the former army base "Lapsas", and others. Until the Second World War, the site of the observation tower was home to the "Vairogi" house. During the construction of the polygon, what was left of the farm - walls, the remains of the apple orchard, and part of the ruins of the Veczvārde manor - was piled together to form a mound and the observation tower was built on it. It was used as an observation point for coordinating the army's training manoeuvres. This place is popularly known as Kurgan. The mound overlooks the former training ground and the wooded areas of Zvārde Nature Park and Nature Reserve. A good place for bird watching. The surroundings of Kurgāns are not landscaped.
Riteli Cemetery
After the airfield was established in this area in 1953 at the request of the USSR Ministry of Defence, the Zvārde Church, the Ķerkliņi Church and the Rīteļi Cemetery were actually located in the centre of the airfield - next to an artificial airfield with access roads and defence positions, which was used as a target by Soviet pilots. Planes flew here from airfields in Latvia and elsewhere in the Soviet Union. In less than 40 years, the church, the cemetery, the former manor house and dozens of surrounding buildings were reduced to ruins. Today, the site is cared for by the Saldus Martin Luther Church. The surrounding area is still contaminated with unexploded ordnance and it can be dangerous to walk off the roads.
Barbarism reached its peak in 1988, when the Rīteļi cemetery with its graves and monuments was bulldozed.
On 21 July 1990, in one of the first actions in which the Latvian population demanded that the USSR army leave the territory of Zvārde, a protest rally was held in Saldus, after which people went to the Rīteļi cemetery. The rally participants were allowed into the landfill site, and they cleaned up the cemetery a bit and dug white crosses.
The landfill continued to be used until 1992 and even as late as March 1992 a plane taking off from Lielvārde crashed in the landfill for unknown reasons. The Latvian Defence Forces started demining the site in May 1993, after the withdrawal of the Russian army. In 2008, Zvārde residents installed a memorial stone "Forgive us for not saving you" in the Rīteļi cemetery.
