Such visits are conducted on a regular basis. Together with committed compatriots, we systematically inspect and help maintain military burial sites across the United Kingdom ensuring they are properly cared for.
Preserving the memory of those who gave their lives in defence of the Motherland is not only our moral duty, but also a matter of historical justice — one that must remain above political expediency, particularly as we approach the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
#Victory81 #WeRemember
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📺 Видеообращение Посла России в Великобритании Андрея Келина по случаю 81-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне
💬 Уважаемые ветераны,
Дорогие соотечественники!
Праздник и торжества 9 мая не стираются с годами. Они не теряют своего света, озарившего Европу и весь мир в ту майскую весну сорок пятого года. Отмечая 81-ю годовщину Победы, мы помним, как широко праздновали прошлогодний юбилей. Но и наш нынешний, 2026 год, сам по себе несёт особое наследие памяти.
В этом году исполняется 85 лет с начала Великой Отечественной войны. И 80 лет со дня, когда в Нюрнберге был вынесен приговор главным нацистским преступникам. Между этими датами лежит путь от катастрофы к Победе и от Победы к правосудию. Это путь, который прошли наши отцы, деды и прадеды.
Мы победили в той войне, но Россия никогда не умаляла вклад союзников в Победу.
🤝 Мы помним героизм британских солдат, мужество моряков Северных конвоев. Этой весной из жизни ушёл Фрэнк Честер, старейший британский ветеран войны, служивший на корвете в составе конвоев и удостоенный креста «За выдающиеся заслуги». Живых свидетелей тех событий остаётся всё меньше. Но память о совместной борьбе наших народов закреплена в фактах, в документах, в решениях, которые определили послевоенное устройство мира.
Одно из таких важнейших решений – это приговор Нюрнбергского трибунала. Впервые в истории агрессивная война была признана тягчайшим международным преступлением, а идеология нацизма поставлена вне законов и морали. В развитие тех констатаций в этом году в России впервые отмечалась скорбная памятная дата – День памяти жертв геноцида советского народа, совершенного нацистской Германией и её пособниками.
Однако сегодня идеология нацизма реанимируется и в Германии, и в некоторых других государствах к Западу от России. Забвение уроков Нюрнберга ведёт к повторению того, от чего трибунал предостерегал. Но наши отцы, деды и прадеды знали: возмездие за преступление геноцида неизбежно, а враг будет разбит. И это поддерживало в них силы даже тогда, когда они были на исходе.
☝️ И наш долг перед выжившими и перед павшими: хранить правду, передавать её дальше. Чтобы каждое следующее поколение понимало, что стоит за датой 9 мая и какой ценой эта Победа была завоёвана.
Уверен, что истории, которые наши соотечественники здесь в Британии рассказывают своим детям – об их предках, о той страшной битве ради жизни на Земле, послужат этой цели. Посольство со своей стороны продолжит поддерживать всех, дорожащих связью с Родиной, помнящих о своих корнях. И, конечно, особо мы чтим ветеранов, живущих на территории Соединённого Королевства. Поздравляем их каждый год и говорим «Спасибо!».
С наступающим праздником, дорогие друзья! С Днём Великой Победы!
#Победа81
💬 Уважаемые ветераны,
Дорогие соотечественники!
Праздник и торжества 9 мая не стираются с годами. Они не теряют своего света, озарившего Европу и весь мир в ту майскую весну сорок пятого года. Отмечая 81-ю годовщину Победы, мы помним, как широко праздновали прошлогодний юбилей. Но и наш нынешний, 2026 год, сам по себе несёт особое наследие памяти.
В этом году исполняется 85 лет с начала Великой Отечественной войны. И 80 лет со дня, когда в Нюрнберге был вынесен приговор главным нацистским преступникам. Между этими датами лежит путь от катастрофы к Победе и от Победы к правосудию. Это путь, который прошли наши отцы, деды и прадеды.
Мы победили в той войне, но Россия никогда не умаляла вклад союзников в Победу.
🤝 Мы помним героизм британских солдат, мужество моряков Северных конвоев. Этой весной из жизни ушёл Фрэнк Честер, старейший британский ветеран войны, служивший на корвете в составе конвоев и удостоенный креста «За выдающиеся заслуги». Живых свидетелей тех событий остаётся всё меньше. Но память о совместной борьбе наших народов закреплена в фактах, в документах, в решениях, которые определили послевоенное устройство мира.
Одно из таких важнейших решений – это приговор Нюрнбергского трибунала. Впервые в истории агрессивная война была признана тягчайшим международным преступлением, а идеология нацизма поставлена вне законов и морали. В развитие тех констатаций в этом году в России впервые отмечалась скорбная памятная дата – День памяти жертв геноцида советского народа, совершенного нацистской Германией и её пособниками.
Однако сегодня идеология нацизма реанимируется и в Германии, и в некоторых других государствах к Западу от России. Забвение уроков Нюрнберга ведёт к повторению того, от чего трибунал предостерегал. Но наши отцы, деды и прадеды знали: возмездие за преступление геноцида неизбежно, а враг будет разбит. И это поддерживало в них силы даже тогда, когда они были на исходе.
☝️ И наш долг перед выжившими и перед павшими: хранить правду, передавать её дальше. Чтобы каждое следующее поколение понимало, что стоит за датой 9 мая и какой ценой эта Победа была завоёвана.
Уверен, что истории, которые наши соотечественники здесь в Британии рассказывают своим детям – об их предках, о той страшной битве ради жизни на Земле, послужат этой цели. Посольство со своей стороны продолжит поддерживать всех, дорожащих связью с Родиной, помнящих о своих корнях. И, конечно, особо мы чтим ветеранов, живущих на территории Соединённого Королевства. Поздравляем их каждый год и говорим «Спасибо!».
С наступающим праздником, дорогие друзья! С Днём Великой Победы!
#Победа81
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One such moment unfolded on the Baltic coast in Wismar, where Soviet and British soldiers made contact in the final days of the war — including a meeting between Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky and British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. It became another symbol of Allied unity alongside the famous Elbe Day.
History bears witness: despite political differences, our peoples once stood shoulder to shoulder in the fight against a common enemy. On these commemorative days, it is especially important to defend that historical truth and resist attempts to rewrite it.
#WeRemember #Victory81
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🎙 Ambassador Andrei Kelin's address on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
💬 Dear veterans and compatriots,
The 9 May celebrations have not faded with the passing of the years. They still radiate the light that illuminated Europe and the rest of the world in the spring of 1945. As we mark the 81st anniversary of Victory, we recall the scale on which last year's jubilee was celebrated. Yet, 2026 has its own unique legacy of remembrance.
This year marks 85 years since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, and 80 years since the Nuremberg trials of the leading Nazi war criminals. Between these two dates lies a journey — from catastrophe to Victory, and from Victory to justice. It is the journey made by our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers.
We prevailed in that war, yet Russia has never diminished the contribution of the Allies to the common Victory.
🤝 We honour the heroism of the British soldiers and the courage of sailors who served on the Arctic convoys. Sadly, Frank Chester, the oldest British war veteran, passed away this spring. He served aboard a corvette in convoy operations and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Fewer and fewer living witnesses to those events remain. Yet, the memory of our peoples' shared struggle endures in historical records, official documents, and the decisions that shaped the post-war world order.
One of the most significant of those decisions was the Nuremberg Tribunal's verdict. For the first time in history, a war of aggression was recognised as the gravest international crime, and the ideology of Nazism was deemed illegal and immoral. Based on these findings, Russia this year marked for the first time the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, perpetrated by Nazi Germany and its accomplices.
Today, however, Nazism is being revived both in Germany and certain other states to the west of Russia. Forgetting the Nuremberg’s lessons is to risk repeating precisely what the Tribunal sought to prevent. But our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers understood: retribution for genocide is inevitable, and that the enemy shall be defeated. That conviction sustained them even in their darkest hours.
☝️ Our duty – to both the survivors and the fallen – is to preserve the truth and pass it on. This will ensure that each succeeding generation understands what stands behind the date of 9 May, and the price paid for this Victory.
I am confident that the stories that our compatriots here in Britain tell their children – stories of their ancestors and of the terrible struggle fought for life on Earth itself – will serve this purpose. The Embassy will continue to support all those who cherish their ties with their Motherland and remember their roots. We pay particular tribute, of course, to the veterans living in the United Kingdom. Every year, we congratulate them and say: "Thank you".
Happy Victory Day, dear friends!
#Victory81
💬 Dear veterans and compatriots,
The 9 May celebrations have not faded with the passing of the years. They still radiate the light that illuminated Europe and the rest of the world in the spring of 1945. As we mark the 81st anniversary of Victory, we recall the scale on which last year's jubilee was celebrated. Yet, 2026 has its own unique legacy of remembrance.
This year marks 85 years since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, and 80 years since the Nuremberg trials of the leading Nazi war criminals. Between these two dates lies a journey — from catastrophe to Victory, and from Victory to justice. It is the journey made by our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers.
We prevailed in that war, yet Russia has never diminished the contribution of the Allies to the common Victory.
🤝 We honour the heroism of the British soldiers and the courage of sailors who served on the Arctic convoys. Sadly, Frank Chester, the oldest British war veteran, passed away this spring. He served aboard a corvette in convoy operations and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Fewer and fewer living witnesses to those events remain. Yet, the memory of our peoples' shared struggle endures in historical records, official documents, and the decisions that shaped the post-war world order.
One of the most significant of those decisions was the Nuremberg Tribunal's verdict. For the first time in history, a war of aggression was recognised as the gravest international crime, and the ideology of Nazism was deemed illegal and immoral. Based on these findings, Russia this year marked for the first time the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People, perpetrated by Nazi Germany and its accomplices.
Today, however, Nazism is being revived both in Germany and certain other states to the west of Russia. Forgetting the Nuremberg’s lessons is to risk repeating precisely what the Tribunal sought to prevent. But our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers understood: retribution for genocide is inevitable, and that the enemy shall be defeated. That conviction sustained them even in their darkest hours.
☝️ Our duty – to both the survivors and the fallen – is to preserve the truth and pass it on. This will ensure that each succeeding generation understands what stands behind the date of 9 May, and the price paid for this Victory.
I am confident that the stories that our compatriots here in Britain tell their children – stories of their ancestors and of the terrible struggle fought for life on Earth itself – will serve this purpose. The Embassy will continue to support all those who cherish their ties with their Motherland and remember their roots. We pay particular tribute, of course, to the veterans living in the United Kingdom. Every year, we congratulate them and say: "Thank you".
Happy Victory Day, dear friends!
#Victory81
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В рамках концерта прошла акция «Бессмертный полк»: школьники пронесли фотографии своих родных — солдат и тружеников тыла, на чьих плечах была завоёвана Победа и чьи имена навсегда вписаны в нашу общую историю. Присутствующие почтили погибших минутой молчания.
Мероприятие стало свидетельством того, что связь поколений не прерывается — она живёт в каждой семье даже за тысячи километров от Родины. Пока дети знают имена своих героических предков — Победа остаётся живой.
#Победа81
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Happy Victory Day!
🔥 Today marks 81 years since Victory in the Great Patriotic War — a defining moment in world history and a symbol of extraordinary courage, resilience, and self-sacrifice.
Between 1941 and 1945, the Soviet people endured immense suffering and devastation. More than 27 million Soviet citizens perished during those terrible years, a tragedy that touched nearly every family across the country.
On 9 May, we pay tribute to the millions who confronted the horrors of war, resisted Nazism, protected their homeland, and gave their lives so that future generations could live without oppression and fear.
Their memory continues to unite and inspire people, reminding us of the importance of safeguarding peace, preserving historical truth, and honouring all those who sacrificed everything for the triumph over fascism.
© Color by Klimbim (Olga Shirnina)
#Victory81
Between 1941 and 1945, the Soviet people endured immense suffering and devastation. More than 27 million Soviet citizens perished during those terrible years, a tragedy that touched nearly every family across the country.
On 9 May, we pay tribute to the millions who confronted the horrors of war, resisted Nazism, protected their homeland, and gave their lives so that future generations could live without oppression and fear.
Their memory continues to unite and inspire people, reminding us of the importance of safeguarding peace, preserving historical truth, and honouring all those who sacrificed everything for the triumph over fascism.
© Color by Klimbim (Olga Shirnina)
#Victory81
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🎙 Address by President of Russia – Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin at the military parade marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945
📍 Moscow, May 9, 2026
💬 Vladimir Putin: I congratulate you on Victory Day – our sacred, radiant and most important holiday!
We sacredly honour the legacy and behests of the soldiers of Victory. Care for the Fatherland unites our entire country and all the people of Russia, while preserving the memory of the Great Patriotic War, its true history and real heroes is a matter of honour for us.
We will always remember the feat of the Soviet people – the fact that it was they who made the decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, saved their country, saved the world, put an end to total and merciless evil, and restored sovereignty to those states that had capitulated to Hitler’s Germany and become obedient accomplices in its crimes.
June 22, 1941 is one of the most tragic and sorrowful dates in our history. This year marks 85 years since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
The Nazis treacherously attacked the Soviet Union. They planned to seize the country and its vast resources, completely destroy its culture and our historical heritage, and ultimately exterminate, enslave and commit genocide against the entire multi-ethnic Soviet people – precisely all peoples, nations and ethnic groups of the Soviet Union.
To carry out these criminal objectives, forces were gathered from across Europe. Nazi strategists seemed to have meticulously accounted for everything – except one thing: what is known as Russian character and the strength of spirit of the Soviet people.
🕯 We bow our heads before those who fell in battle. Before those who were tortured under occupation and in captivity, who died of starvation in besieged Leningrad, in other encircled cities and settlements. Before all those who gave their lives for the Motherland, for Russia. We bow our heads to the memory of sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends.
***
The great feat of the victorious generation inspires the warriors who are today carrying out the goals of the special military operation. They are confronting an aggressive force that is being armed and supported by the entire NATO.
☝️ And despite this, our heroes are advancing.
Alongside Russian warriors stand workers and designers, engineers, scientists and inventors. They are carrying on the traditions of their predecessors, relying on modern combat experience to create advanced and unique weapons systems and launch their mass production.
I am strongly convinced that our cause is just! We are together! Victory has always been and will always be ours!
Glory to the victorious people! Glory to our veterans! Glory to the Armed Forces of Russia!
Happy Victory Day! Hurrah!
🥇 #Victory81
📍 Moscow, May 9, 2026
💬 Vladimir Putin: I congratulate you on Victory Day – our sacred, radiant and most important holiday!
We sacredly honour the legacy and behests of the soldiers of Victory. Care for the Fatherland unites our entire country and all the people of Russia, while preserving the memory of the Great Patriotic War, its true history and real heroes is a matter of honour for us.
We will always remember the feat of the Soviet people – the fact that it was they who made the decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, saved their country, saved the world, put an end to total and merciless evil, and restored sovereignty to those states that had capitulated to Hitler’s Germany and become obedient accomplices in its crimes.
June 22, 1941 is one of the most tragic and sorrowful dates in our history. This year marks 85 years since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.
The Nazis treacherously attacked the Soviet Union. They planned to seize the country and its vast resources, completely destroy its culture and our historical heritage, and ultimately exterminate, enslave and commit genocide against the entire multi-ethnic Soviet people – precisely all peoples, nations and ethnic groups of the Soviet Union.
To carry out these criminal objectives, forces were gathered from across Europe. Nazi strategists seemed to have meticulously accounted for everything – except one thing: what is known as Russian character and the strength of spirit of the Soviet people.
🕯 We bow our heads before those who fell in battle. Before those who were tortured under occupation and in captivity, who died of starvation in besieged Leningrad, in other encircled cities and settlements. Before all those who gave their lives for the Motherland, for Russia. We bow our heads to the memory of sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends.
***
The great feat of the victorious generation inspires the warriors who are today carrying out the goals of the special military operation. They are confronting an aggressive force that is being armed and supported by the entire NATO.
☝️ And despite this, our heroes are advancing.
Alongside Russian warriors stand workers and designers, engineers, scientists and inventors. They are carrying on the traditions of their predecessors, relying on modern combat experience to create advanced and unique weapons systems and launch their mass production.
I am strongly convinced that our cause is just! We are together! Victory has always been and will always be ours!
Glory to the victorious people! Glory to our veterans! Glory to the Armed Forces of Russia!
Happy Victory Day! Hurrah!
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💐 В Лондоне прошла церемония возложения венков и цветов к Советскому военному мемориалу по случаю 81-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войны.
В памятном мероприятии приняли участие послы и дипломаты Армении, Азербайджана, Белоруссии, Казахстана, Киргизии, России, Таджикистана, Туркменистана и Узбекистана, а также российские соотечественники и неравнодушные британцы.
Мемориал открыт в 1999 году в парке рядом с Имперским военным музеем и посвящён погибшим в годы Второй мировой войны советским солдатам.
#Победа81 #МыПомним
В памятном мероприятии приняли участие послы и дипломаты Армении, Азербайджана, Белоруссии, Казахстана, Киргизии, России, Таджикистана, Туркменистана и Узбекистана, а также российские соотечественники и неравнодушные британцы.
Мемориал открыт в 1999 году в парке рядом с Имперским военным музеем и посвящён погибшим в годы Второй мировой войны советским солдатам.
#Победа81 #МыПомним
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