On the Day of the Unknown Soldier, Kirov residents honored the memory of soldiers in Kirov on December 3
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Russians celebrate the Day of the Unknown Soldier. The participation of top officials of the city and region in the ceremonies was reported at the Kirov City Hall.
On Tuesday, December 3, Kirov residents laid flowers at the Eternal Flame on the Green embankment. Governor Alexander Sokolov, city mayor Elena Kovaleva and head of the city administration Vyacheslav Simakov took part in the ceremony. Together with them, other officials and veterans honored the memory of the soldiers.
Exactly 58 years ago, the ashes of an unknown soldier who defended Moscow from the Nazi invaders were transferred to the Kremlin wall. The ceremony took place to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the defeat of the invaders on the outskirts of the capital. In 2014, Vladimir Putin made December 3 the Day of the Unknown Soldier.
Earlier we wrote that before the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, Kirov residents laid out an image of candles…
