On April 22, 2026, the dean of the parishes of the South African diocese in South Africa, and rector of the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg, Archpriest Daniil Lugovoy, performed a memorial service at the grave of Russian officer L.S. Pokrovsky in Utrecht, KwaZulu-Natal province.
Pokrovsky was mortally wounded by an English sniper on 25 December 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War. He was reburied 25 years later on the grounds of the Dutch Reformed Church in the city of Utrecht. A monument topped by a stone statue was erected over his grave. "He voluntarily gave his life for an oppressed people," the pedestal reads.
The words of a memorial prayer were spoken over his grave, and «Eternal Memory» was proclaimed for all Russian volunteers who found their final resting place far from their native land. Flowers were laid at the monument. The memorial ceremony was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation R.E. Ambarov, Military Attaché N.A. Tsybulya, staff of the Russian Embassy in South Africa, residents of Utrecht, and parishioners of the St. Sergius of Radonezh Cathedral.
A memorial wall to the Anglo-Boer War was erected at the nearby city museum. Among other volunteers, the names of about 90 Russians who fought on the side of the Boers were engraved on the wall. Flowers were also laid at the memorial wall in memory of those who died in the war.
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