Members of the Russian Defence Ministry Board lay flowers and wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

◽️ The ceremony was attended by representatives of the top brass of the Russian Armed Forces — members of the Russian Defence Ministry Board and veterans.

◽️ Those present held a minute of silence in memory of soldiers who passed away during the Great Patriotic War. At the end of the ceremony, soldiers of the Guard of Honour marched in front of the memorial.

Ashes of the unknown Soviet soldier, who died in WWII, were taken from the common grave near Zelenograd and solemnly reburied in Alexander Garden in 1966. The following year, a memorial was opened here, the key element of which was the Eternal Flame. In 2009, the monument was awarded the status of National Memorial of Military Glory.

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