Representatives of veteran organisations, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other officials also laid flowers at the Eternal Flame.
The ceremony concluded with a ceremonial march of the Guards of Honour and a military band.
See also
Gala night marking Defender of the Fatherland Day
February 22, 2018