In the morning, Russian Ambassador to Greece Andrey Maslov and Defense Attaché Major General Alexander Prikhodko laid a wreath in front of the monument to Soviet soldiers who died for the freedom and independence of Greece in the Athenian region of Kallithea.
Later, events organized by the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots in Greece were held at the same monument. The public laid wreaths in front of the monument and honored fallen Soviet soldiers with a moment of silence. After that, a concert “Songs of the War Years” was held in the square near the monument.
At the moment, as part of Panagia Sumela in the Menidi region, a memorial service is being held in Russian.
Also on the island of Crete in the city of Chania, representatives of the Russian Embassy, Honorary Consulate in Crete and the Dodecanese Islands and Russian compatriots paid tribute to the memory of 33 Soviet soldiers buried in the parish cemetery of Saint-Petersburg. Luke.
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