TASS reports: The Immortal Regiment march and festive events marking Victory Day took place in Kabul, Rossotrudnichestvo told TASS. The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. More than 100 people took part in the events held at the Russian Embassy, head of the Meridian of Friendship association of compatriots living in Algeria Elena Kulagina told TASS.
Several hundred residents of Yerevan took part in the Immortal Regiment march in the Armenian capital. The ceremonial event began with a liturgy at the Surb Khach church attended by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin. Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrey Grozov, Russian diplomats, employees of CIS embassies and compatriots honored the memory of Soviet soldiers who fell during the Great Patriotic War, a TASS correspondent reported.
Background
Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov and heads of diplomatic missions of CIS countries laid a wreath and flowers at the military glory memorial in Baku’s Narimanov district on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, a TASS correspondent reported. Memorial events marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place at the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh, the Russian diplomatic mission in Dhaka told TASS. A nationwide minute of silence was observed in Belarus in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
Key facts
- The Immortal Regiment march and festive events marking Victory Day took place in Kabul, Rossotrudnichestvo told TASS.
- The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
- More than 100 people took part in the events held at the Russian Embassy, head of the Meridian of Friendship association of compatriots living in Algeria Elena Kulagina told TASS.
- Several hundred residents of Yerevan took part in the Immortal Regiment march in the Armenian capital.
What this means
At 12:00 local time (the same as Moscow time), the sound of a metronome and requiem music echoed across television and radio broadcasts, military units, streets, squaresб and other public places throughout the country. Warning horns were also heard on transport, and traffic was halted in some areas. A ceremonial flower-laying ceremony at the graves of Soviet members of the Belgian Resistance who died fighting Nazism took place at the cemetery in Brussels’ Evere commune, a TASS correspondent reported.
Bulgarian President Iliyana Yotova, Prime Minister Rumen Radev, and Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier monument. Around 130 people took part in a ceremonial rally and the Immortal Regiment patriotic event held at the Russian Embassy in Cambodia on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian diplomatic mission in Phnom Penh told TASS. A ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Victory was held at the Russian House in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, the Officers’ Community for International Security (COSI) told TASS.
Originally reported by TASS. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
