Kazbek Gekkiev sidestreet to appear in Kabardino-Balkarian village of Zhanhoteko

A street in the village of Zhanhoteko in the Baksan district of the republic will be named after the journalist All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Kabardino-Balkaria Kazbek Gekkiev who was killed by militants, the press service of the regional administration reports.

"The local authorities of the district and the village decided to perpetuate the memory of Kazbek Gekkieva and rename the Skolny sidestreet in his honor,'' RIA Novosti cites the statement.