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#Victory80
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on April 25, 1945, only fifteen days before Nazi Germany’s surrender, the historic Meeting of Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River took place.
On that day, the 58th Rifle Division of the Red Army’s 1st Ukrainian Front, under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev, linked up with units of the 69th and 104th Infantry Divisions of the US 1st Army, led by General Omar Bradley.
#WeWereAllies
This event had major symbolic significance, signalling the imminent defeat of Nazi Germany and marking the climax of the fight against Nazism. The spirit of unity in the fight against the common enemy, later known as the #SpiritOfTheElbe, laid the groundwork for future post-war cooperation.
☝️ It is no coincidence that, on April 25, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of this historic event, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the United States Donald Trump issued a joint statement:
Back in 1945, Soviet and US brothers-in-arms, setting aside cultural differences and language barriers, exchanged badges, insignia, personal items and even valuables as keepsakes. Celebrations continued at the Soviet command headquarters on the eastern bank of the Elbe, where General Bradley met with Marshal Konev. At the end of the event, the Soviet commander presented his American counterpart a banner bearing the inscription “From the soldiers of the 1st Ukrainian Front” and his warhorse. General Bradley later sent Konev a "Willys" jeep.
Soldiers on both sides eagerly anticipated the moment of meeting and firm handshake. General Joseph Lawton Collins, Commander of the US 7th Army Corps, nominated several Soviet soldiers for American military awards for their distinguished combat performance during the advance to the Elbe.
On April 28, Marshal Konev and General Bradley met again. During the meeting, the US general emphasised that the "people of the United States had always admired the battles and victories of the glorious Red Army, adding that American soldiers and officers aspired to follow the example set by the forces of the 1st Ukrainian front".
A reporter from Life magazine took a picture of two participants in the Elbe meeting, Alexander Sylvashko, right, and William Robertson, left, making them world-famous overnight. Both soldiers often recalled this historic meeting. Alexander Sylvashko said that if the spirit of camaraderie between American and Soviet soldiers had endured, the world might have become a different and better place. William Robertson described the atmosphere of the meeting with Soviet forces as one that gave him a sense of global unity.
***
In the years that followed #WWII, even during the Cold War, when former allies of the Anti-Hitler Coalition became bitter rivals, the Spirit of the Elbe was alive in the hearts of those who had taken part in that legendary meeting in Torgau. The Soviet and American veterans who had performed a heroic deed in the name of saving the world from the 'Nazi plague' cherished the memory of their wartime brotherhood, their shared struggle, and the hardships they had overcome.
🖋 In 1963, Private Joe Polowsky of the US Army, who had been part of the scout unit that first crossed the Elbe and met with Red Army units, wrote a letter to Marshal Konev on behalf of American veterans.
✉️ The letter reads, in part:
8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, on April 25, 1945, only fifteen days before Nazi Germany’s surrender, the historic Meeting of Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River took place.
On that day, the 58th Rifle Division of the Red Army’s 1st Ukrainian Front, under the command of Marshal Ivan Konev, linked up with units of the 69th and 104th Infantry Divisions of the US 1st Army, led by General Omar Bradley.
#WeWereAllies
This event had major symbolic significance, signalling the imminent defeat of Nazi Germany and marking the climax of the fight against Nazism. The spirit of unity in the fight against the common enemy, later known as the #SpiritOfTheElbe, laid the groundwork for future post-war cooperation.
☝️ It is no coincidence that, on April 25, 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of this historic event, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of the United States Donald Trump issued a joint statement:
“The Spirit of the Elbe is an example of how our countries can put aside differences, build trust, and cooperate in pursuit of a greater cause. As we work today to confront the most important challenges of the 21st century, we pay tribute to the valour and courage of all those who fought together to defeat fascism.
Their heroic feat will never be forgotten.”
Back in 1945, Soviet and US brothers-in-arms, setting aside cultural differences and language barriers, exchanged badges, insignia, personal items and even valuables as keepsakes. Celebrations continued at the Soviet command headquarters on the eastern bank of the Elbe, where General Bradley met with Marshal Konev. At the end of the event, the Soviet commander presented his American counterpart a banner bearing the inscription “From the soldiers of the 1st Ukrainian Front” and his warhorse. General Bradley later sent Konev a "Willys" jeep.
Soldiers on both sides eagerly anticipated the moment of meeting and firm handshake. General Joseph Lawton Collins, Commander of the US 7th Army Corps, nominated several Soviet soldiers for American military awards for their distinguished combat performance during the advance to the Elbe.
On April 28, Marshal Konev and General Bradley met again. During the meeting, the US general emphasised that the "people of the United States had always admired the battles and victories of the glorious Red Army, adding that American soldiers and officers aspired to follow the example set by the forces of the 1st Ukrainian front".
A reporter from Life magazine took a picture of two participants in the Elbe meeting, Alexander Sylvashko, right, and William Robertson, left, making them world-famous overnight. Both soldiers often recalled this historic meeting. Alexander Sylvashko said that if the spirit of camaraderie between American and Soviet soldiers had endured, the world might have become a different and better place. William Robertson described the atmosphere of the meeting with Soviet forces as one that gave him a sense of global unity.
***
In the years that followed #WWII, even during the Cold War, when former allies of the Anti-Hitler Coalition became bitter rivals, the Spirit of the Elbe was alive in the hearts of those who had taken part in that legendary meeting in Torgau. The Soviet and American veterans who had performed a heroic deed in the name of saving the world from the 'Nazi plague' cherished the memory of their wartime brotherhood, their shared struggle, and the hardships they had overcome.
🖋 In 1963, Private Joe Polowsky of the US Army, who had been part of the scout unit that first crossed the Elbe and met with Red Army units, wrote a letter to Marshal Konev on behalf of American veterans.
✉️ The letter reads, in part:
"The soldiers on both sides pledged to do all they could to build a better life based on goodwill, mutual respect and peace between our two nations – a peace their children and all humanity needed.
And the promise made on April 25, 1945, must be upheld.”
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📄 Russia's Foreign Ministry Report by «Eighty Years After the Great Victory: Europe has Once Again Fallen in the Shadow of Nazism»
In May of 1945, amidst the wave of universal jubilation, it seemed that Nazism had been eradicated forever. The world, Europe, and especially the Soviet people paid the highest possible price for the Victory over the "brown plague."
However, as life has shown, only the visible part of this sinister iceberg was destroyed in that war. The roots and the breeding ground remained, and today Nazism is once again rearing its head in Europe.
🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and Western European countries <...> actively indulged revanchist sentiments in the newly formed States, especially in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, where today the whitewashing of Nazism has been elevated to the rank of State ideology. <...>
🇵🇱 In Poland the task of falsifying the history of World War II to suit the political situation is being actively pursued. The decisive contribution of the Soviet Union and the Red Army to the Victory over Hitler's Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism is denied.
Warsaw and the Baltic "troika" became the main driving forces behind anti-Russian initiatives by the collective West. <...>
The West is trying in every possible way to whitewash the darker chapters of its own past.
🇫🇷 In France, which was designated as one of the "victors" after the war, significantly more Frenchmen fought on the side of the German army than participated in the Resistance and fought on the side of the Allied forces. <...>
🇫🇮 In Finland, the country's participation in the Great Patriotic War as an ally of Nazi Germany is portrayed in muted terms. <...>
🇧🇪 In Belgium there is a tendency to hush up the fact that during the years of fascist occupation, Belgians actively joined the ranks of collaborators. <...>
🇮🇹 Despite the fact that Italy's current 1947 Constitution prohibits the re‑establishment of the fascist party in any form, the ideas of anti-fascism were gradually eroded in the post-war period, and Italians' attitude towards the period of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship is far from unequivocally negative. <...>
🇬🇧 In the United Kingdom, there is an established practice of juggling the concepts of "Nazism" and "Fascism" for opportunistic interests – to describe any "undesirable" phenomena in the country or on the international stage, or to characterize public and political figures. <...>
🇩🇪 The desire to turn a blind eye to its Nazi past is already becoming commonplace in modern Germany as well. Active attempts are being made in various forms to blur this "burden."
The strengthening of Russia's position in international affairs became a consolidating factor for European countries around the goal of inflicting maximum damage on our country's authority. And the Special Military Operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine and to protect the civilian population of Donbass became the trigger for a massive Russophobic information attack. <...>
❗️ The European bureaucracy nurtured the Nazi regime in Kiev in order to unite Europe under racist and Nazi banners for a war against Russia. The explicit ignoring of gross human rights violations in Ukraine is evidence of the European Union's indulgence of neo-Nazi ideas. <...>
☝️ Russia, as the country that suffered the most from the horrors of World War II and the Great Patriotic War, and that bore immense sacrifices to restore peace on the continent, will never allow the lessons of the past to be forgotten. <...>
A key priority for Russia remains the preservation of the memory of the genocide committed against the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. <...>
☝️ For the sake of our shared future, everything must be done to prevent the rehabilitation of Nazism and the glorification of Nazi criminals, so that the people of Europe are never again forced to ask, “For whom the bell tolls?”, fully understanding what the answer will be if this mission fails.
In May of 1945, amidst the wave of universal jubilation, it seemed that Nazism had been eradicated forever. The world, Europe, and especially the Soviet people paid the highest possible price for the Victory over the "brown plague."
However, as life has shown, only the visible part of this sinister iceberg was destroyed in that war. The roots and the breeding ground remained, and today Nazism is once again rearing its head in Europe.
🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and Western European countries <...> actively indulged revanchist sentiments in the newly formed States, especially in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, where today the whitewashing of Nazism has been elevated to the rank of State ideology. <...>
🇵🇱 In Poland the task of falsifying the history of World War II to suit the political situation is being actively pursued. The decisive contribution of the Soviet Union and the Red Army to the Victory over Hitler's Germany and the liberation of Europe from Nazism is denied.
Warsaw and the Baltic "troika" became the main driving forces behind anti-Russian initiatives by the collective West. <...>
The West is trying in every possible way to whitewash the darker chapters of its own past.
🇫🇷 In France, which was designated as one of the "victors" after the war, significantly more Frenchmen fought on the side of the German army than participated in the Resistance and fought on the side of the Allied forces. <...>
🇫🇮 In Finland, the country's participation in the Great Patriotic War as an ally of Nazi Germany is portrayed in muted terms. <...>
🇧🇪 In Belgium there is a tendency to hush up the fact that during the years of fascist occupation, Belgians actively joined the ranks of collaborators. <...>
🇮🇹 Despite the fact that Italy's current 1947 Constitution prohibits the re‑establishment of the fascist party in any form, the ideas of anti-fascism were gradually eroded in the post-war period, and Italians' attitude towards the period of Benito Mussolini's dictatorship is far from unequivocally negative. <...>
🇬🇧 In the United Kingdom, there is an established practice of juggling the concepts of "Nazism" and "Fascism" for opportunistic interests – to describe any "undesirable" phenomena in the country or on the international stage, or to characterize public and political figures. <...>
🇩🇪 The desire to turn a blind eye to its Nazi past is already becoming commonplace in modern Germany as well. Active attempts are being made in various forms to blur this "burden."
The strengthening of Russia's position in international affairs became a consolidating factor for European countries around the goal of inflicting maximum damage on our country's authority. And the Special Military Operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine and to protect the civilian population of Donbass became the trigger for a massive Russophobic information attack. <...>
❗️ The European bureaucracy nurtured the Nazi regime in Kiev in order to unite Europe under racist and Nazi banners for a war against Russia. The explicit ignoring of gross human rights violations in Ukraine is evidence of the European Union's indulgence of neo-Nazi ideas. <...>
☝️ Russia, as the country that suffered the most from the horrors of World War II and the Great Patriotic War, and that bore immense sacrifices to restore peace on the continent, will never allow the lessons of the past to be forgotten. <...>
A key priority for Russia remains the preservation of the memory of the genocide committed against the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. <...>
☝️ For the sake of our shared future, everything must be done to prevent the rehabilitation of Nazism and the glorification of Nazi criminals, so that the people of Europe are never again forced to ask, “For whom the bell tolls?”, fully understanding what the answer will be if this mission fails.
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◾️ A moment of silence during the solemn wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider with the participation of the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow ahead of the 80th Anniversary of Victory.
#WeRemember #LestWeForget
#WeRemember #LestWeForget
📝 🇷🇺25 апреля в общеобразовательной школе им. А.М.Коллонтай при Посольстве России в Швеции состоялась международная историческая акция «Диктант Победы».
В мероприятии приняли участие ученики школы, сотрудники российских загранучреждений в Швеции и члены их семей.
«Диктант Победы» посвящён событиям Великой Отечественной войны. Его участники смогли проверить свои знания об этом трагическом периоде нашей истории, узнать новую информацию о забытых подвигах предков.
#Победа80 #ДиктантПобеды
📝🇷🇺 Den 25 april hölls den internationella historiska kampanjen ”Segerdiktamen” vid Ryska ambassadskolan i Stockholm (uppkallad efter Aleksandra Kollontaj).
Bland deltagarna fanns skolelever, Rysslands beskickningspersonal i Sverige och dess familjemedlemmar.
”Segerdiktamen” fokuserade på händelserna under Stora fosterländska kriget. Deltagarna fick kontrollera sina kunskaper om denna tragiska period i vår historia och upptäcka nya uppgifter om förfädernas bortglömda hjältedåd.
В мероприятии приняли участие ученики школы, сотрудники российских загранучреждений в Швеции и члены их семей.
«Диктант Победы» посвящён событиям Великой Отечественной войны. Его участники смогли проверить свои знания об этом трагическом периоде нашей истории, узнать новую информацию о забытых подвигах предков.
#Победа80 #ДиктантПобеды
📝🇷🇺 Den 25 april hölls den internationella historiska kampanjen ”Segerdiktamen” vid Ryska ambassadskolan i Stockholm (uppkallad efter Aleksandra Kollontaj).
Bland deltagarna fanns skolelever, Rysslands beskickningspersonal i Sverige och dess familjemedlemmar.
”Segerdiktamen” fokuserade på händelserna under Stora fosterländska kriget. Deltagarna fick kontrollera sina kunskaper om denna tragiska period i vår historia och upptäcka nya uppgifter om förfädernas bortglömda hjältedåd.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 On April 25, President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Special Envoy of the President of the United States of America Steve Witkoff.
On the Russian Side, the meeting was also attended by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and RDIF CEO, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev.
#RussiaUSA
On the Russian Side, the meeting was also attended by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and RDIF CEO, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev.
#RussiaUSA
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#WeRemember #TheSovietSoldierSavedTheWorld
🌷 On April 25, a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with the participation of the foreign diplomatic corps accredited in Moscow, took place in Alexander Garden.
🌷 On April 25, a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with the participation of the foreign diplomatic corps accredited in Moscow, took place in Alexander Garden.
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8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, near the German town of Torgau on the Elbe River, Soviet soldiers shook hands with their American brothers-in-arms.
#ElbeDay — a landmark event in the history of World War II — marked the imminent collapse of Nazi Germany and underscored the joint success of the Allies in the final defeat of Nazism.
A photo of the Soviet and American lieutenants — the first to shake hands during the Allies’ encounter on the Elbe — quickly spread across newspapers around the globe. Moscow saluted the Torgau meeting with 24 volleys from 324 artillery guns. Similar celebrations took place in New York’s Times Square.
Ordinary soldiers and their commanders reached out to one another with open hands. They exchanged souvenirs, shared smiles, and raised toasts in quiet celebration. The Americans eagerly accepted distinctly Russian keepsakes: stars from caps, polished buttons, and brass belt buckles — tokens of an unlikely, hard-won camaraderie.
Just 15 days later, the Third Reich capitulated.
#WeRemember
#ElbeDay — a landmark event in the history of World War II — marked the imminent collapse of Nazi Germany and underscored the joint success of the Allies in the final defeat of Nazism.
A photo of the Soviet and American lieutenants — the first to shake hands during the Allies’ encounter on the Elbe — quickly spread across newspapers around the globe. Moscow saluted the Torgau meeting with 24 volleys from 324 artillery guns. Similar celebrations took place in New York’s Times Square.
Ordinary soldiers and their commanders reached out to one another with open hands. They exchanged souvenirs, shared smiles, and raised toasts in quiet celebration. The Americans eagerly accepted distinctly Russian keepsakes: stars from caps, polished buttons, and brass belt buckles — tokens of an unlikely, hard-won camaraderie.
Just 15 days later, the Third Reich capitulated.
#WeRemember
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🎙 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the liberation of the Kursk Region (April 26, 2025)
💬 On April 26, with the liberation of the village of Gornal, the Kursk Region was completely cleansed of the Ukrobanderite occupiers and foreign militants.
It became possible thanks to the unbending strength of spirit and heroism of many people who selflessly, day after day, did their best to defeat the enemy who had treacherously invaded our land.
This is not the first time in history that the Kursk Region has become a theatre of military operations, whose outcome determined so much. More than 80 years ago, in the summer of 1943, Hitler's Germany, in an attempt to defeat the Red Army, concentrated here a significant strike force.
The Nazis threw their, as they thought, best forces into the battle, including SS tank divisions. It did not work. The failure of the Kursk Bulge battle for the Nazis is well known to everyone.
In August 2024, the Kiev regime, following the same schemes as its ideological idols, also decided to put its fate to the test.
The terrorist attack on the Kursk Region involved elite units of Ukraine's armed units supplemented with Western weapons and armoured vehicles. Its preparation and execution were carried out by foreign military advisers. This barbaric attack was presented to the international community as an operation to "demonstrate the combat capability of the Ukrainian army" and "improve Ukraine's negotiating positions."
The enemy faced the unwavering steadfastness and courage of our soldiers and officers, who, at the cost of their lives, did not allow the Ukro-Nazis to penetrate deep into the region, and then liberated it metre by metre. As a result, the enemy was completely defeated and the remnants of its troops were thrown out of the Kursk Region.
We admire the valour of the Russian Federation servicemen who took part in combat operations in this area. Their unequalled valour, bravery and readiness for self-sacrifice made it possible to successfully carry out combat tasks assigned to them.
🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 A new page has appeared in the glorious chronicle of the combat brotherhood between the Russian and the Korean peoples.
The soldiers of the Korean People's Army, in accordance with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and the DPRK, which entered into force on December 4, 2024, fought shoulder to shoulder, in the same trench and shed blood with our soldiers and officers in the Kursk Region and made a significant contribution to the liberation of the Russian land from the enemy invaders.
The Kursk people, who were forced to leave their homes, lost contact with their relatives and were subjected to atrocities and torture by Ukrainian militants, bore an enormous burden of the invasion. We pay tribute to those of them who, in the first days of the tragedy, did not tremble in the face of heavily armed thugs and stood up to defend their land, often at the cost of their own lives.
The Russian law enforcement authorities are carrying out a thorough investigation into all crimes committed in the Kursk Region by Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries. Those involved will be identified, prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law.
❗️Following the Kursk Region, all territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation still under the Kiev regime's control, including the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, will definitely be liberated.
💬 On April 26, with the liberation of the village of Gornal, the Kursk Region was completely cleansed of the Ukrobanderite occupiers and foreign militants.
It became possible thanks to the unbending strength of spirit and heroism of many people who selflessly, day after day, did their best to defeat the enemy who had treacherously invaded our land.
This is not the first time in history that the Kursk Region has become a theatre of military operations, whose outcome determined so much. More than 80 years ago, in the summer of 1943, Hitler's Germany, in an attempt to defeat the Red Army, concentrated here a significant strike force.
The Nazis threw their, as they thought, best forces into the battle, including SS tank divisions. It did not work. The failure of the Kursk Bulge battle for the Nazis is well known to everyone.
In August 2024, the Kiev regime, following the same schemes as its ideological idols, also decided to put its fate to the test.
The terrorist attack on the Kursk Region involved elite units of Ukraine's armed units supplemented with Western weapons and armoured vehicles. Its preparation and execution were carried out by foreign military advisers. This barbaric attack was presented to the international community as an operation to "demonstrate the combat capability of the Ukrainian army" and "improve Ukraine's negotiating positions."
The enemy faced the unwavering steadfastness and courage of our soldiers and officers, who, at the cost of their lives, did not allow the Ukro-Nazis to penetrate deep into the region, and then liberated it metre by metre. As a result, the enemy was completely defeated and the remnants of its troops were thrown out of the Kursk Region.
We admire the valour of the Russian Federation servicemen who took part in combat operations in this area. Their unequalled valour, bravery and readiness for self-sacrifice made it possible to successfully carry out combat tasks assigned to them.
🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 A new page has appeared in the glorious chronicle of the combat brotherhood between the Russian and the Korean peoples.
The soldiers of the Korean People's Army, in accordance with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and the DPRK, which entered into force on December 4, 2024, fought shoulder to shoulder, in the same trench and shed blood with our soldiers and officers in the Kursk Region and made a significant contribution to the liberation of the Russian land from the enemy invaders.
The Kursk people, who were forced to leave their homes, lost contact with their relatives and were subjected to atrocities and torture by Ukrainian militants, bore an enormous burden of the invasion. We pay tribute to those of them who, in the first days of the tragedy, did not tremble in the face of heavily armed thugs and stood up to defend their land, often at the cost of their own lives.
The Russian law enforcement authorities are carrying out a thorough investigation into all crimes committed in the Kursk Region by Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries. Those involved will be identified, prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law.
❗️Following the Kursk Region, all territories of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation still under the Kiev regime's control, including the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, will definitely be liberated.
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⚡️ Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov (April 26, 2025)
💬 Valery Gerasimov: Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief,
Today, we liberated the village of Gornal, the last populated area in the Kursk Region, from the Kiev regime troops.
Units of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 810th and 40th Separate Marine Brigades, the 177th Separate Marine Regiment and the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment have particularly distinguished themselves in this regard.
The defeat of the armed formations of the Ukrainian armed forces that invaded the Kursk Region has thus been completed.
The plans of the Kiev regime to create a so-called strategic bridgehead and disrupt our offensive in Donbas have failed.
<...>
The total losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 76,000 servicemen, killed and wounded. In fact, the enemy lost the original grouping and even more. We destroyed more than 7,700 pieces of military equipment, including 412 tanks, 340 infantry fighting vehicles, 314 armoured personnel carriers and about 2,300 other armoured combat vehicles.
🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 I want to point out the participation of servicemen from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the liberation of the Kursk Region's border areas, who, in accordance with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between our countries, provided significant assistance in defeating the invading group of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army, carrying out combat missions shoulder to shoulder with Russian servicemen, displayed high professionalism, fortitude, courage and heroism in repulsing the Ukrainian invasion.
***
💬 President Vladimir Putin: Mr Gerasimov, over the past few months, you have been regularly reporting to me on the situation in the Kursk Region and highlighting our most efficient units. I can't help mentioning them again today.
These are: the 76th Airborne Division and its 234th Airborne Assault Regiment, the 237th Airborne Assault Regiment and its 104th Airborne Assault Regiment; the 106th Airborne Division and its 119th Parachute Regiment, the 137th Parachute Regiment, and the 51st Parachute Regiment.
These are the 56th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 7th Airborne Assault Division; two Akhmat regiments – the 204th Akhmat Special Forces Regiment and the 1434th Akhmat Motorized Infantry Regiment; the 22nd Motorized Infantry Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 11th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 83rd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade.
Finally, our marines, our glorious marines – the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.
And of course, as you have just mentioned, the Veterans volunteer force, which carried out a daring underground landing in the area of Sudzha and created conditions for its complete liberation.
I would like to congratulate the entire personnel of all military units who took part in the defeat of the neo-Nazi formations that invaded Russian territory in the Kursk Region.
👉 The gamble of the Kiev regime has completely failed and the huge losses suffered by the enemy, including most combat-ready, trained and equipped – using, among other things, Western models of equipment – units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including assault units, special forces, will certainly affect the entire line of engagement.
The complete defeat of the enemy in the Kursk border area creates conditions for further successful actions by our troops in other important sectors of the front, bringing the defeat of the neo-Nazi regime closer.
🎉 Congratulations to all the heroes, personnel, soldiers and commanders on this success and victory. Thank you for your courage, heroism, and service to our Fatherland and the people of Russia.
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💬 Valery Gerasimov: Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief,
Today, we liberated the village of Gornal, the last populated area in the Kursk Region, from the Kiev regime troops.
Units of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 810th and 40th Separate Marine Brigades, the 177th Separate Marine Regiment and the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment have particularly distinguished themselves in this regard.
The defeat of the armed formations of the Ukrainian armed forces that invaded the Kursk Region has thus been completed.
The plans of the Kiev regime to create a so-called strategic bridgehead and disrupt our offensive in Donbas have failed.
<...>
The total losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 76,000 servicemen, killed and wounded. In fact, the enemy lost the original grouping and even more. We destroyed more than 7,700 pieces of military equipment, including 412 tanks, 340 infantry fighting vehicles, 314 armoured personnel carriers and about 2,300 other armoured combat vehicles.
🇷🇺🤝🇰🇵 I want to point out the participation of servicemen from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the liberation of the Kursk Region's border areas, who, in accordance with the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between our countries, provided significant assistance in defeating the invading group of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Soldiers and officers of the Korean People's Army, carrying out combat missions shoulder to shoulder with Russian servicemen, displayed high professionalism, fortitude, courage and heroism in repulsing the Ukrainian invasion.
***
💬 President Vladimir Putin: Mr Gerasimov, over the past few months, you have been regularly reporting to me on the situation in the Kursk Region and highlighting our most efficient units. I can't help mentioning them again today.
These are: the 76th Airborne Division and its 234th Airborne Assault Regiment, the 237th Airborne Assault Regiment and its 104th Airborne Assault Regiment; the 106th Airborne Division and its 119th Parachute Regiment, the 137th Parachute Regiment, and the 51st Parachute Regiment.
These are the 56th Airborne Assault Regiment of the 7th Airborne Assault Division; two Akhmat regiments – the 204th Akhmat Special Forces Regiment and the 1434th Akhmat Motorized Infantry Regiment; the 22nd Motorized Infantry Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 11th Airborne Assault Brigade, the 83rd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade.
Finally, our marines, our glorious marines – the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.
And of course, as you have just mentioned, the Veterans volunteer force, which carried out a daring underground landing in the area of Sudzha and created conditions for its complete liberation.
I would like to congratulate the entire personnel of all military units who took part in the defeat of the neo-Nazi formations that invaded Russian territory in the Kursk Region.
👉 The gamble of the Kiev regime has completely failed and the huge losses suffered by the enemy, including most combat-ready, trained and equipped – using, among other things, Western models of equipment – units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including assault units, special forces, will certainly affect the entire line of engagement.
The complete defeat of the enemy in the Kursk border area creates conditions for further successful actions by our troops in other important sectors of the front, bringing the defeat of the neo-Nazi regime closer.
🎉 Congratulations to all the heroes, personnel, soldiers and commanders on this success and victory. Thank you for your courage, heroism, and service to our Fatherland and the people of Russia.
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✍️ 25-26 апреля в России и за рубежом состоялась ежегодная международная просветительско-патриотическая акция #ДиктантПобеды, ставшая неотъемлемой частью празднования Дня Победы.
Участники по всему миру уже в седьмой раз проверили свои знания истории Великой Отечественной войны.
В этом году «Диктант Победы» стал самым масштабным за всю историю проведения — его написали более двух миллионов человек в более чем 90 странах, в том числе впервые в Швеции, Швейцарии, Гвинее, Индонезии, Кении, Мадагаскаре, Намибии, Мьянме и Танзании.
🇧🇾 В Республике Беларусь площадка филиала Российского государственного социального университета в Минске стала самой крупной из проводивших Диктант на территории страны — проверить свои знания истории Великой Отечественной войны одновременно пришли более 500 человек.
🇨🇳 В Китае мероприятие проходило в Российском культурном центре в Пекине, на площадках Генеральных консульств России, в школе при Посольстве России, в Университете МГУ-ППИ в Шэньчжэне.
🇰🇬 В Киргизии акция прошла на 70 площадках в 27 городах и сёлах страны: в школах, лицеях, вузах, библиотеках, редакциях газет и социальных учреждениях.
🇹🇲 В Туркменистане мероприятие состоялось в Русском доме и Совместной туркмено-российской школе имени А.С.Пушкина, собрав более 150 участников — школьников, студентов и представителей разных поколений.
🇦🇲 В Армении самой крупной площадкой проведения Диктанта стал актовый зал Российско-Армянского университета, где собрались более 400 участников — дипломаты, общественные деятели, школьники и студенты.
🇷🇸 В Сербии «Диктант Победы» прошёл в Русском Доме в Белграде. Участие в нём приняли представители организации «Боевое братство», участники программы «Российский учитель за рубежом», ученики и учителя школы при Посольстве России в Сербии, а также представители сербской общественности.
🇨🇺 В Республике Куба акция прошла на площадках общеобразовательной школы при Посольстве и Храма Казанской иконы Божией Матери в Старой Гаване. В ней приняли участие учащиеся школы при Посольстве, постоянно проживающие на острове соотечественники, студенты Гаванского университета и кубинские граждане.
🇰🇵 В КНДР мероприятие состоялось в школе при Посольстве России.
🇮🇷 В Иране Диктант был проведён в школе при Посольстве России совместно с представительством Россотрудничества. В знак памяти о героическом подвиге советского народа все участники прикрепили на грудь георгиевские ленты.
🇳🇦 В Намибии акция прошла в Посольстве России. Диктант написали сотрудники дипмиссии и члены их семей.
🇬🇳 В Гвинее свои знания проверили сотрудники Посольства, соотечественники, а также гвинейские выпускники российских вузов.
🇲🇺 В Республике Маврикий Диктант проходил впервые. Акцию приняли Посольство России и КСОРС.
🇺🇸 В США в мероприятии приняли участие Посол А.Н.Дарчиев, руководство диппредставительства, сотрудники и члены их семей, учащиеся посольской школы, а также соотечественники, подключившиеся в дистанционном формате.
🇨🇦 В Канаде участниками акции стали Посол России О.В.Степанов, дипломаты, представители соотечественников, студенты и молодёжь.
🇰🇷 В Республике Корея в проводившемся на площадке школы при Посольстве мероприятии участие принял Посол России Г.В.Зиновьев, школьники, их родители, а также сотрудники дипмиссии.
🇸🇪 В Швеции в общеобразовательной школе им. А.М.Коллонтай при Посольстве России «Диктант Победы» написали Посол России С.С.Беляев, ученики школы, сотрудники российских загранучреждений в Швеции и члены их семей.
🇪🇪 В Эстонии в стенах Посольства России свои знания проверили проживающие в Эстонии соотечественники, сотрудники дипмиссии и их дети.
👉 Собрали для вашего удобства все материалы в нашей единой общей подборке.
#Победа80
Участники по всему миру уже в седьмой раз проверили свои знания истории Великой Отечественной войны.
В этом году «Диктант Победы» стал самым масштабным за всю историю проведения — его написали более двух миллионов человек в более чем 90 странах, в том числе впервые в Швеции, Швейцарии, Гвинее, Индонезии, Кении, Мадагаскаре, Намибии, Мьянме и Танзании.
🇧🇾 В Республике Беларусь площадка филиала Российского государственного социального университета в Минске стала самой крупной из проводивших Диктант на территории страны — проверить свои знания истории Великой Отечественной войны одновременно пришли более 500 человек.
🇨🇳 В Китае мероприятие проходило в Российском культурном центре в Пекине, на площадках Генеральных консульств России, в школе при Посольстве России, в Университете МГУ-ППИ в Шэньчжэне.
🇰🇬 В Киргизии акция прошла на 70 площадках в 27 городах и сёлах страны: в школах, лицеях, вузах, библиотеках, редакциях газет и социальных учреждениях.
🇹🇲 В Туркменистане мероприятие состоялось в Русском доме и Совместной туркмено-российской школе имени А.С.Пушкина, собрав более 150 участников — школьников, студентов и представителей разных поколений.
🇦🇲 В Армении самой крупной площадкой проведения Диктанта стал актовый зал Российско-Армянского университета, где собрались более 400 участников — дипломаты, общественные деятели, школьники и студенты.
🇷🇸 В Сербии «Диктант Победы» прошёл в Русском Доме в Белграде. Участие в нём приняли представители организации «Боевое братство», участники программы «Российский учитель за рубежом», ученики и учителя школы при Посольстве России в Сербии, а также представители сербской общественности.
🇨🇺 В Республике Куба акция прошла на площадках общеобразовательной школы при Посольстве и Храма Казанской иконы Божией Матери в Старой Гаване. В ней приняли участие учащиеся школы при Посольстве, постоянно проживающие на острове соотечественники, студенты Гаванского университета и кубинские граждане.
🇰🇵 В КНДР мероприятие состоялось в школе при Посольстве России.
🇮🇷 В Иране Диктант был проведён в школе при Посольстве России совместно с представительством Россотрудничества. В знак памяти о героическом подвиге советского народа все участники прикрепили на грудь георгиевские ленты.
🇳🇦 В Намибии акция прошла в Посольстве России. Диктант написали сотрудники дипмиссии и члены их семей.
🇬🇳 В Гвинее свои знания проверили сотрудники Посольства, соотечественники, а также гвинейские выпускники российских вузов.
🇲🇺 В Республике Маврикий Диктант проходил впервые. Акцию приняли Посольство России и КСОРС.
🇺🇸 В США в мероприятии приняли участие Посол А.Н.Дарчиев, руководство диппредставительства, сотрудники и члены их семей, учащиеся посольской школы, а также соотечественники, подключившиеся в дистанционном формате.
🇨🇦 В Канаде участниками акции стали Посол России О.В.Степанов, дипломаты, представители соотечественников, студенты и молодёжь.
🇰🇷 В Республике Корея в проводившемся на площадке школы при Посольстве мероприятии участие принял Посол России Г.В.Зиновьев, школьники, их родители, а также сотрудники дипмиссии.
🇸🇪 В Швеции в общеобразовательной школе им. А.М.Коллонтай при Посольстве России «Диктант Победы» написали Посол России С.С.Беляев, ученики школы, сотрудники российских загранучреждений в Швеции и члены их семей.
🇪🇪 В Эстонии в стенах Посольства России свои знания проверили проживающие в Эстонии соотечественники, сотрудники дипмиссии и их дети.
👉 Собрали для вашего удобства все материалы в нашей единой общей подборке.
#Победа80
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🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with CBS (Moscow, April 27, 2025)
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Key talking points
• We continue our contacts with the American Side on the situation in Ukraine. There are several signs that we are moving in the right direction, first of all, because President Trump is probably the only leader on Earth who recognized the need to address the root causes of this situation. When he said that it was a huge mistake to pull Ukraine into NATO, and this was a mistake by the Biden administration, and he wants to rectify this.
• We only target military goals or civilian sites used by the military. President Putin expressed this for so many times, and this is not different this time as well. We never consciously target civilian sites, unlike the Zelensky regime.
• The Trump administration is interested in searching for a balance of interest. They sincerely want to understand better the Russian position. And they're getting this understanding. And we understand better the American position through negotiations and meetings and discussions, which we have with them.
• We are really polite people. And unlike some others, we never discuss in public what is being discussed in negotiations. Otherwise, negotiations are not serious.
• Whenever we discuss Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, anything, American negotiators put on top human rights. They have claims in this regard to China, to us, to anybody. But whenever Europeans and other Western nations speak about Ukraine, nobody can even mumble the words "human rights".
• We have nothing against American companies, but those companies who decided to leave their business in Russia might find that their place has been already taken by Russian or other foreign investors. And in this case, we would not make any decisions which would discriminate those who came to invest in Russia instead of Americans. If American companies would like to come to a place which is not yet occupied, if they want to propose a project, a new project on top of the previous business ties, of course, we will look into this. And if we find balance of our interests, I think it would be only natural to get into business together.
• We have been promoting for many years in the United Nations a resolution prohibiting putting any nuclear weapons into outer space. The country which is categorically against it is the United States. At least during the Biden administration, this was the case, they were categorically against it. At the same time, the United States promotes an approach according to which they want to prohibit putting conventional weapons in outer space. And they cannot answer the question, "Does this mean that nuclear weapons, they would be planning to move to the orbit?"
• It was the United States which broke the process of strengthening strategic stability. And if the United States is willing to get back to this track, we will see what are the conditions under which this might be possible.
• We welcome the dialogue between the US and Iran. We would be certainly ready to help if both parties believe this is going to be useful. And they know that we are ready.
📖 Read the interview in full
📺 Watch on YouTube
Key talking points
• We continue our contacts with the American Side on the situation in Ukraine. There are several signs that we are moving in the right direction, first of all, because President Trump is probably the only leader on Earth who recognized the need to address the root causes of this situation. When he said that it was a huge mistake to pull Ukraine into NATO, and this was a mistake by the Biden administration, and he wants to rectify this.
• We only target military goals or civilian sites used by the military. President Putin expressed this for so many times, and this is not different this time as well. We never consciously target civilian sites, unlike the Zelensky regime.
• The Trump administration is interested in searching for a balance of interest. They sincerely want to understand better the Russian position. And they're getting this understanding. And we understand better the American position through negotiations and meetings and discussions, which we have with them.
• We are really polite people. And unlike some others, we never discuss in public what is being discussed in negotiations. Otherwise, negotiations are not serious.
• Whenever we discuss Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, anything, American negotiators put on top human rights. They have claims in this regard to China, to us, to anybody. But whenever Europeans and other Western nations speak about Ukraine, nobody can even mumble the words "human rights".
• We have nothing against American companies, but those companies who decided to leave their business in Russia might find that their place has been already taken by Russian or other foreign investors. And in this case, we would not make any decisions which would discriminate those who came to invest in Russia instead of Americans. If American companies would like to come to a place which is not yet occupied, if they want to propose a project, a new project on top of the previous business ties, of course, we will look into this. And if we find balance of our interests, I think it would be only natural to get into business together.
• We have been promoting for many years in the United Nations a resolution prohibiting putting any nuclear weapons into outer space. The country which is categorically against it is the United States. At least during the Biden administration, this was the case, they were categorically against it. At the same time, the United States promotes an approach according to which they want to prohibit putting conventional weapons in outer space. And they cannot answer the question, "Does this mean that nuclear weapons, they would be planning to move to the orbit?"
• It was the United States which broke the process of strengthening strategic stability. And if the United States is willing to get back to this track, we will see what are the conditions under which this might be possible.
• We welcome the dialogue between the US and Iran. We would be certainly ready to help if both parties believe this is going to be useful. And they know that we are ready.
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#KievRegimeCrimes
📑 The quarterly report on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime in January — March 2025 has been compiled by Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, and has been presented on April 28, 2025, during the Ambassador's briefing.
During the first three months of 2025, the armed formations of the Kiev regime systematically shelled objects of civilian infrastructure on the territory of the Russian Federation, deliberately targeting civilians.
During this period, at least 22,221 munitions were fired at civilian targets. In total, since February 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have fired at least 251,865 munitions of various calibres and modifications at Russian civilian sites.
❗️ A sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian shelling attacks was recorded in the last weeks of March. This is how Kiev reacted to the start of the negotiating process between Moscow and Washington. The number of attacks during this period reached 300 per 24 hours, or more than 2,000 per week, which is approximately 25% higher than the weekly figures for January and February.
The increase in the number of civilian victims documented in the second half of March is directly linked to Kiev’s attempts to oppose the search for a peaceful settlement and to the thwarting of the agreement on a 30-day moratorium on strikes on energy facilities. The Ukrainian side deliberately carried out a number of targeted attacks on crowded places resulting in numerous civilian victims.
▪️ Civilian sites in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Kherson, Kursk and Zaporozhye regions, as well as the Lugansk People’s Republic, were most frequently shelled during the above-mentioned period.
• From January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025, there were at least 1,489 verified civilian victims resulting from the Ukrainian forces’ attacks:
🔻 1,197 people, including 63 minors, wounded;
🔻 292 civilians, including five children, killed.
• At least 21,002 civilian victims caused by the Ukrainian formations’ attacks since the beginning of the conflict:
🔻 14,287 people, including 880 minors, wounded;
🔻 6,715 people, including 218 children, killed.
During this period, victims of numerous murders committed by Ukrainian militants in the Kursk Region’s villages of Russkoe Porechnoye, Makhnovka, and Cherkasskoe Porechnoye were found. The bodies of civilians were discovered in the town of Chasov Yar, DPR, who had been killed by the Ukrainian military while attempting to evacuate from the war zone. Moreover, fresh burials of civilians with signs of violent death have been found in the village of Dvurechnaya, Kharkov Region, which was liberated from Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
During the first three months of 2025, the Ukrainian Armed Forces intensively used various types of UAVs to attack objects of civilian infrastructure, and to kill and maim civilians. <...> 409 civilians were hurt in Ukrainian drone attacks. Twenty-three people, including three children, were killed, and 386 people, including 24 minors, were wounded. <...> The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out barrages of targeted strikes on medical personnel, rescue and emergency workers.
Since the beginning of the year, the AFU militants have intensified a targeted manhunt for media teams covering the special military operation and the Kiev regime’s criminal acts against civilians on the frontline territories. A premeditated attack on a group of journalists in the Kremennaya District, LPR, is a compelling example. A US-made HIMARS MLRS was used to kill three Russian journalists on the spot. All in all, over the past three months, 13 Russian media workers fell victim to criminal actions of the Ukrainian armed forces. Six of them died.
📖 Full report (pdf)
📑 The quarterly report on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime in January — March 2025 has been compiled by Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, and has been presented on April 28, 2025, during the Ambassador's briefing.
During the first three months of 2025, the armed formations of the Kiev regime systematically shelled objects of civilian infrastructure on the territory of the Russian Federation, deliberately targeting civilians.
During this period, at least 22,221 munitions were fired at civilian targets. In total, since February 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have fired at least 251,865 munitions of various calibres and modifications at Russian civilian sites.
❗️ A sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian shelling attacks was recorded in the last weeks of March. This is how Kiev reacted to the start of the negotiating process between Moscow and Washington. The number of attacks during this period reached 300 per 24 hours, or more than 2,000 per week, which is approximately 25% higher than the weekly figures for January and February.
The increase in the number of civilian victims documented in the second half of March is directly linked to Kiev’s attempts to oppose the search for a peaceful settlement and to the thwarting of the agreement on a 30-day moratorium on strikes on energy facilities. The Ukrainian side deliberately carried out a number of targeted attacks on crowded places resulting in numerous civilian victims.
▪️ Civilian sites in the Belgorod Region, the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Kherson, Kursk and Zaporozhye regions, as well as the Lugansk People’s Republic, were most frequently shelled during the above-mentioned period.
• From January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025, there were at least 1,489 verified civilian victims resulting from the Ukrainian forces’ attacks:
🔻 1,197 people, including 63 minors, wounded;
🔻 292 civilians, including five children, killed.
• At least 21,002 civilian victims caused by the Ukrainian formations’ attacks since the beginning of the conflict:
🔻 14,287 people, including 880 minors, wounded;
🔻 6,715 people, including 218 children, killed.
During this period, victims of numerous murders committed by Ukrainian militants in the Kursk Region’s villages of Russkoe Porechnoye, Makhnovka, and Cherkasskoe Porechnoye were found. The bodies of civilians were discovered in the town of Chasov Yar, DPR, who had been killed by the Ukrainian military while attempting to evacuate from the war zone. Moreover, fresh burials of civilians with signs of violent death have been found in the village of Dvurechnaya, Kharkov Region, which was liberated from Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
During the first three months of 2025, the Ukrainian Armed Forces intensively used various types of UAVs to attack objects of civilian infrastructure, and to kill and maim civilians. <...> 409 civilians were hurt in Ukrainian drone attacks. Twenty-three people, including three children, were killed, and 386 people, including 24 minors, were wounded. <...> The Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out barrages of targeted strikes on medical personnel, rescue and emergency workers.
Since the beginning of the year, the AFU militants have intensified a targeted manhunt for media teams covering the special military operation and the Kiev regime’s criminal acts against civilians on the frontline territories. A premeditated attack on a group of journalists in the Kremennaya District, LPR, is a compelling example. A US-made HIMARS MLRS was used to kill three Russian journalists on the spot. All in all, over the past three months, 13 Russian media workers fell victim to criminal actions of the Ukrainian armed forces. Six of them died.
📖 Full report (pdf)