#OTD 8️⃣0️⃣ years ago, #Sevastopol was liberated from the Nazi invaders.

It took Hitler 250 days to capture Sevastopol. The city of Russian sailors’ glory & pride fought to the last soldier.

In May 1944 the Red Army liberated Sevastopol in just a week.

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🇷🇺🇮🇱 On May 9, in Netanya, on the occasion of #VictoryDay , Ambassador of #Russia to #Israel Anatoly Viktorov, together with ambassadors of the CIS countries, Israeli associations of veterans and Russian-speaking compatriots, laid a wreath at the Monument to the Victory of the Red…

🇷🇺 President #Putin attended #Victory Parade to mark the 79th Anniversary of #Victory in the #GreatPatrioticWar .

Leaders of 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau & 🇱🇦 Laos were also present at the event.

🧒🕊️International children centre ' #Artek ' joined to the solemn events marking the 79th Anniversary of the Great Victory!
#GreatPatrioticWar
#WeRemember 🕯️
#9thMay 🎆
#Crimea 🇷🇺

💬 President #Putin : Making a mockery of history & seeking to justify the current followers of Nazis is part of the general policy of Western elites to fuel new regional conflicts, interethnic & interfaith hatred, & to contain independent centres of global development.

🌟 Happy #VictoryDay !

Today marks the 79th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism. #Victory79

#LestWeForget

💬 President #Putin : The West seeks to forget the lessons of #WWII .

We remember that the fate of mankind was decided in the battles of Moscow and Leningrad, Rzhev, Stalingrad, Kursk and Kharkov, Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev, in the battles from Murmansk to Crimea.

#Victory79

💬 #Zakharova : We are doing everything we can to alleviate the plight of the people in the Gaza Strip.

МЧС России has already delivered 539 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Egypt for further shipment to the enclave through the Egyptian Red Crescent Society.

#RussiaHelps

🗓 May 8, the eve of the #GreatVictory , marks the 57th anniversary of the official ceremony of lighting the sacred #EternalFlame at the unveiled Tomb of the Unknown Soldier memorial architectural ensemble in Moscow.

💬 С.В. #Лавров : Страны Мирового большинства понимают, что Россия сражается за всех, кто хочет жить своим умом, традициями, кто не хочет испытывать никаких проявлений нацизма, расовой, религиозной дискриминации.

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💬 #Zakharova : Tomorrow we celebrate #VictoryDay

Russian diplomatic missions abroad are actively involved in the preparation of festive events. Despite attempts by certain countries to ban or prevent them, our diplomats are organising events in various regions of the world.

💬 #Zakharova : Berlin police issued a ban on the use of symbols of the USSR, Russia, Belarus or the special military operation, display of flags & emblems at Soviet memorials in Treptower Park, Tiergarten & Pankow on May 8-9

❗️ We condemn the Berlin officials’ outrageous decision

🕯 On May 8, 1967, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in #Moscow was unveiled — memorial dedicated to the Soviet heroes who perished fighting Nazis.

💬 'Your Name is Unknown, your Deed is Immortal'

This sacred phrase inscribed at the #EternalFlame echoes in ages #LestWeForget .

⭐В преддверии 79-й годовщины Великой Победы, Представительство МИД России в Калининграде приняло участие во Всероссийской акции #ОкнаПобеды

💬 #Zakharova : On May 6, Peter Stano said that Ukraine allegedly has the right to attack the Crimean bridge.

❌ With his statements, he incites Kiev to continue attacks on peaceful Russian cities and civilian infrastructure.

❗️ There are some 100 Russians in US penitentiaries — those that Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺 at least knows of.

Once in the hands of the US justice system, Russian citizens usually face a biased attitude on the part of investigative agencies and courts.

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♟ On May 7, 1960, Soviet Grandmaster Mikhail #Tal became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion at the time.

Using aggressive, imaginative style of play and daring combinations, Tal defeated fellow compatriot Mikhail #Botvinnik with a score of 12.5 to 8.5.

🚗 The 'Aurus Senat' — presidential state car — has undergone a restyling, hear! hear!

• 4.4L hybrid engine
• 598 hp
• 9-speed automatic transmission

☝️ Most parts, including the hybrid ICE & gearbox, are manufactured in Russia.

📸 © TASS

🎥 #OTD in 1970 The Fire Bulge and Breakthrough - the first two episodes of a five part epic drama #Liberation by Yuri Ozerov were released

It follows and shows Soviet struggle against Nazi invaders throughout the war

🎬E1: tiny.cc/6aazxz
🎬E2: tiny.cc/0aazxz

🔴 #LIVE : Inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in Kremlin twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…