🙏 Russian schoolchildren in India write letters of support to Russian soldiers in action during special military op 🇷🇺

✉️ The Russian Embassy in India has kindly shared pictures of children's letters to the armed forces, in which one boy wrote, "Hello, fighter! My name is Volodya, and I'm a seventh-grade student. I don't know your name, but I'm sure that you're a brave, strong, and courageous person. You're defending our Homeland, and therefore, me and my family. I know it's difficult and challenging for you, but I believe in you. Just come back safely, with the Victory flag waving high!"

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🎖 On May 5, the Foreign Ministry hosted a number of commemorative events devoted to the 78th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.

🏵 According to the established tradition, baskets with flowers were laid near the memorial plaques at the ministry’s central building. The plaques bear the names of employees who lost their lives during the war and while performing their official duties, and who fell victim to political reprisals. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Council of Veterans, the Association of Russian Diplomats, the Council of Young Diplomats, and Foreign Ministry staff, including from its various departments.

Deputy FM Sergey Vershinin and Chairman of the Council of Veterans Valery Morozov addressed those present with welcome remarks from the ministry’s leadership. They highlighted the contribution of the ministry’s employees to the common victory and the importance of countering attempts to falsify the historical truth about World War II.

🏵 Accompanied by the ministry’s employees, representatives from the Council of Veterans laid a wreath and flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall. Deputy FM Alexander Pankin attended the ceremony.

After a three year break, the ministry’s assembly hall hosted a grand meeting at which Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov gave a speech on behalf of the ministry’s leadership. He emphasised that owing to the courage and valour of Red Army soldiers and the selfless labour of home front workers, our country crushed Hitler’s war machine and saved humanity from Nazi insanity.

“We look to the achievements of the soldiers-liberators in our current struggle for truth and justice, for a free future, and against Western attempts to weaken Russia as much as possible and inflict a strategic defeat on us,” he said.

☝️ He emphasised the efforts of veterans to preserve the best traditions of Smolensky Square and pass on their priceless professional experience to the young diplomats.

EXCLUSIVE: 🇷🇺 Russia Remembers Unsung WWII Hero Whose Family Lives in Anonymity in India

🎖️While Indian servicemen's contribution to the Second World War holds a special place, one of the widely lauded heroes 🇮🇳Havaldar Gajendra Singh Chand is invariably remembered on Russia's Victory Day, celebrated annually on 9 May.

During one of the trips to supply much-needed material for Soviet forces, he was badly hurt in the thigh. But he refused to give up and carried on, managing to deliver the cargo before falling unconscious. Days later, post-full medical attention at a hospital, he had the option to return home. However, Gajendra chose to rejoin and continued helping the USSR. For his exemplary grit and courageous assistance in ensuring the transit of military cargo for Soviet forces through Iran, Gajendra was awarded the Order of the Red Star, a coveted medal for his great contribution to the defense of the USSR in war and peacetime.

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