On April 23, 2025, an employee of the Kostanay Regional Museum of local lore Kabdrakhmanova Aislu spoke about Kostanay, Commander of the Stalingrad air aviation school Lieutenant Colonel P. M. Afanasyev on the eve of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War in the "source of old" section of the program "Life flow" of the Alau TV channel. Pavel Mikhailovich was awarded the orders of the" Red Star "and" Red Banner", as well as the medal" for the defense of Stalingrad". The audience was presented with photo-documentary materials from the museum's funds.