In the capital of the DPRK, Pyongyang, employees of the Russian Embassy, headed by Ambassador Alexander Matsegora, solemnly laid flowers at the Liberation Monument on Moranbong Hill and at the graves of Soviet soldiers at the cemetery Sadong District Memorial in Pyongyang. At the same time, the DPRK’s military department organized the ceremonial participation of the Korean People’s Army honor guard and orchestra. Colleagues from the First Department of Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK honored with us the memory of Soviet soldiers.
As stated in a press release from the Russian Embassy, the DPRK “pays special attention to keeping graves and memorials in order, sacredly honors the memory of the feat of soldiers and officers of the Red Army , for which we are invariably grateful to our Korean friends.”
After that, the march of the “Immortal Regiment” took place in Pyongyang: the inhabitants of the city of the embassy, holding portraits of their relatives and friends who bravely fought against fascism and defeated it during the Great Patriotic War , marched along the inner perimeter of the territory of the Russian diplomatic mission to the sound of Victory songs.
Similar events in another corner of the DPRK – in the northeast of the country in Rason – were organized on the same day by employees of the joint Russian-Korean enterprise RasonConTrans. Together with representatives of the People’s Committee of the Rason Trade and Economic Zone, they laid flowers on the mass grave of Soviet soldiers, and also held a procession of the Immortal Regiment.
“It was on this land – in the northern part of the Korean peninsula – that our grandfathers and great-grandfathers shed their blood for the freedom and independence of Korea. There are a significant number here graves of soldiers of the soviet army the crew of the attack aircraft Il-2 under the command of second lieutenant Mikhail Yanko decided to send the downed aircraft to the enemy military installation. feat, Mikhail Yanko was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and his teammate Ivan Babkin was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree, so this is sacred ground for us. joint venture annually organize actions in honor of Victory Day, which resonates and supports our North Korean comrades, and for this we are very grateful, ”explained the general director to Rossiyskaya Gazeta JV “RasonConTrans” Ivan Tonkikh.
Photo: provided by JV “RasonConTrans”
The Russian Embassy in Pyongyang added that “on the eve of the holiday, our diplomats honored the memory of Soviet soldiers by visiting memorials and mass graves in the cities of Haeju, Nampo, Tonrim, Sinuiju, Uiju. In the coming days, flower-laying ceremonies at monuments to our heroic soldiers will be held in Wonsan and Hamheung.”
Also on May 9, events took place on the southern part of the Korean peninsula. The main actions in South Korea, including the “Immortal Regiment” and festive concerts, took place on May 5 and 6, and on Tuesday, employees of the embassy, the trade mission and family members of employees of Russian foreign agencies left for the city of Incheon, where flowers were laid on the Holy monument to the heroes of the cruiser “Varyag” and the gunboat “Koreets”, honoring the memory of the heroes. “Courage, heroism and boundless love for the Fatherland accompany our people throughout their long history. Every year, celebrating the Great Day of Victory, we remember all those who gave their lives for the prosperity and greatness of the Fatherland”, said the Ambassador of the Russian Federation. noted in a brief speech in the Republic of Korea Andrei Kulik.
Photo: Courtesy of the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan
We also note that earlier DPRK leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin, timed to coincide with May 9. “I extend my warm congratulations to you, the friendly government and people of Russia, on behalf of the government and people of the DPRK on a historic day,” the telegram read. In his message, Kim emphasized that winning is an inherent Russian tradition. The events of the Great Patriotic War showed that Russians are selfless and gifted with heroism.
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