Memorial Complex «Katyusha» in Orsha, War memorial in Orsha, Belarus.

The Memorial Complex "Katyusha" in Orsha is a war memorial on the east bank of the Dnieper. At its center stands a mock-up of a Katyusha rocket launcher on a 1941-style pedestal, flanked by six concrete launch installations. A black cube at the entrance bears the inscription "For Our Soviet Motherland!" and the date July 14, 1941.

On July 14, 1941, at 15:15, Captain Ivan Flerov's battery fired the first Katyusha salvo at the Orsha railway junction and the crossings over the Dnieper and Orshitsa. The memorial was opened in 1966 for the 25th anniversary of that salvo, designed by architects Yuri Gradov, Valentin Zankovich and Leonid Levin.

The name "Katyusha" comes from a popular Russian wartime song, which gives the site a personal quality that goes beyond a typical military display. People still visit to remember the fighting that took place just outside the city.

The site is open and easy to walk through, with the information cube serving as a good starting point. A visit does not take very long, so it pairs well with a broader walk around Orsha.

The launcher at the centre is a mock-up, not a wartime vehicle: the architects sealed a real Katyusha in metal and painted it white to stress that the monument honours a legendary image rather than a specific machine. Architect Yury Hradau has asked for this white colour to be restored.