October 28 - the day of the liberation of Soviet Ukraine from fascist invaders, the soldiers of the Ukrainian fronts under the command of Ivan Kunaev and Ivan Petrov advanced with the aim of defeating the enemy Heinrich group and helping the Slovak national uprising. In difficult mountainous and forested conditions, the Red Army overcame the main Carpathian ridge in several areas, liberating almost all of Transcarpathia and part of eastern Slovakia. More than 30 thousand enemy soldiers and officers were captured. For courage and military skill, dozens of formations and units received honorary degrees and orders, and 30 soldiers were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.