”Our veterans bore the brunt of these tragic events. And as decades go by we realize even better and understand more deeply just what they had to go through, since this war is unparalleled in history in terms of cruelty, number of victims, and the scale of destruction“, declared the President at the military parade on the Red Square celebrating the 61 st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Addressing the veterans, Vladimir Putin said that “today the sons and grandsons of the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War are taking part in the parade. They are marching in the name of Victory and they are ready to defend the Motherland, its sovereignty and the country's honour. As you are, they are ready to live, to work and to win.”