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💬 Russia is now going through a difficult, milestone period. The fate of the Motherland, its future depends on each of us.
Today, on Victory Day, we realize this even more acutely and clearly and invariably look up to the generation of winners – brave, noble, wise, for their ability to cherish friendship and steadfastly endure adversity, to always be confident in themselves and in their country, sincerely and selflessly love the Motherland.
We celebrate Victory Day in the context of a special military operation. All its participants – those who are on the front line, on the line of combat contact – are our heroes. We bow to your perseverance and self-sacrifice, dedication. All of Russia is with you.
Our veterans believe in you and worry about you. Their spiritual involvement in your destinies and exploits inextricably binds generations of heroes of the Fatherland.
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In the West, they would like to forget the lessons of World War II, but we remember that the fate of humanity was decided in grandiose battles near Moscow and Leningrad, Rzhev, Stalingrad, Kursk and Kharkov, near Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev, in heavy, bloody battles from Murmansk to the Caucasus and Crimea.
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At the same time, I would like to emphasize: Russia has never belittled the importance of the second front and the help of the allies. We honor the courage of all the soldiers of the anti-Hitler coalition, members of the Resistance, underground fighters, partisans, the courage of the people of China, who fought for their independence against the aggression of militaristic Japan. We will always remember, we will never forget our common struggle and inspiring traditions of alliance.
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