Putin will hold
several more scheduled events on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the
Victory.
MOSCOW, May 9.
/TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin laid red roses at the Eternal Flame at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden, paying tribute to
those fallen during the Soviet Union’s 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against
Nazi Germany.
From this place, the
head of state addressed Russians on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the
Victory. As Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier said, Putin will hold
several more scheduled events on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the
Victory.
The Russian president
traditionally lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin
wall on May 9. Normally, this ceremony takes place after the military parade on
Red Square, which has been postponed this year over the epidemiological
situation.
This time, the
delegation that accompanied Putin was not numerous. A guard of honor and the
presidential orchestra lined up in the alley of the Alexander Garden. After the
Russian president delivered his speech, the anthem of Russia was performed and
servicemen marched in a parade formation. The head of state also laid bouquets
of carnations at the steles to Russian hero cities.
The remains of the
Unknown Soldier were transferred from a common grave near Moscow and buried in
a ceremony in the Alexander Garden in 1966. The memorial was unveiled the next
year. The Guard of Honor was posted here in 1997 and is now Post No. 1.
Source: ITAR-TASS
09-05-2020
