22.06.2026, Moscow.
A moment of silence was held throughout Russia in memory of the fallen in the battles against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War. It was announced on the country’s main Russian television channels on June 22 at 12:15 Moscow time.
On June 22, 1941, at 12:15 Moscow time, the announcement of the start of the war was broadcast on the radio. It was made by the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR, Vyacheslav Molotov, who ended his speech with the words, “Our cause is just. The enemy will be defeated. Victory will be ours!”
The war claimed the lives of about 27 million Soviet citizens. Today, eighty-five years after the start of the war, a Moment of silence was held throughout Russia in memory of the fallen in the battles against the Nazi invaders.
Earlier, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin in the Alexander Garden and flowers near the pedestals of hero cities, including Kiev and Odessa.
June 22 is the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Russia. Commemorative events are being organized in all regions.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
