🇷🇺🇳🇬 29 апреля с.г. Посол России А.Л.Подъёлышев встретился с назначенным Послом Нигерии в России Джозефом Сола Иджи.

В ходе беседы были обсуждены перспективы развития двусторонних отношений в экономической, гуманитарной и других областях.

🇷🇺🇳🇬 On the 29th of April, Russian Ambassador, A.L.Podelyshev, met with the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to Russia, Joseph Sola Iji.

The prospects for the development of bilateral relations in economic, humanitarian, and other areas were discussed.

30 апреля с.г. Посол России А.Л.Подъёлышев провёл встречу с новым национальным президентом Ассоциации советских и российских выпускников «Союзник», доктором Вакиенте Онокума Омубо.

📝 В ходе беседы стороны обсудили вопросы реформирования деятельности Ассоциации, повышения её роли в развитии гуманитарного и образовательного сотрудничества, а также возможные совместные инициативы, направленные на консолидацию выпускников и укрепление российско-нигерийских связей.

🤝 Подтверждена взаимная заинтересованность в активизации взаимодействия и запуске практических проектов на площадке Ассоциации.

On the 30th of April, Russian Ambassador, A.L.Podelyshev, met with the new national president of the Association of Soviet and Russian Alumni “Soyuznik”, Dr. Wakiente Onokuma Omubo.

📝 During the conversation, the parties discussed issues related to reforming the Association’s activities, enhancing its role in the development of humanitarian and educational cooperation, as well as possible joint initiatives aimed at uniting alumni and strengthening Russian-Nigerian ties.

🤝 Mutual interest in intensifying cooperation and launching practical projects within the Association’s framework was confirmed.

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🌟 On May 1, 1945, during the fierce battle for the Reichstag, a Nazi symbol and citadel, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised over Berlin, symbolising the great triumph of the Soviet Union and its peoples in the fight against Nazism.

The legendary Red Banner №5, which became the famous Victory Banner, was raised over the dome of the defeated Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya.

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Before the crossing of the Spree River and launching the assault on the Reichstag, a decision was taken by the Soviet command for a group of Soviet soldiers to hoist the flag over the Reichstag, which would embody the final collapse of Nazism.

🚩 A total of 9 makeshift banners were promptly made, designed after the state flag of the USSR. Ultimately, a battle flag of the 150th Order of Kutuzov 2nd Class Idritsa Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps, 3rd Striking Army of the 1st Belarusian Front, became the Victory Banner.

On April 28, the fierce fighting for the Reichstag began, which the Nazis had turned into a fortified resistance point. It was defended by over a thousand men, including SS troops supported by artillery and armor. The former parliament building had been repurposed by the Nazis as a fortification and bomb shelter, which was considered by the Nazis as their main keep during the final days of #WW2. The surrounding areas such as Tiergarten, the Brandenburg Gate and the square before it, became powerful defence points heavily guarded by the enemy.

The Soviet command was sure — attacking the Reichstag, which served as a symbol of German Nazism, would especially affect morale of the enemy and eventually completely demoralize the fascists.

• On April 30 at 1:50 p.m., a Red Army unit broke into the Reichstag through breaches in the walls, with a fierce close combat unleashing. The Nazis took advantage of effectively advancing inside the building they new well, throwing grenades at Soviet soldiers & firing back with machine-guns: they basically had nothing to lose.

• At 2.25 p.m., Red Army soldiers Bulatov and Koshkarbayev placed a makeshift red flag to the column of the main entrance to the Reichstag — it was the first of the banners the liberators raised over the Reichstag.

• At 10.30 p.m., sergeants Gizet Zagitov, Alexander Lisimenko & Alexey Bobrov as well as Sergeant Mikhail Minin supported by Captain Neustroyev’s battalion were the 1st to hoist a Red Banner on the roof of the Reichstag atop of the Goddess of Victory sculpture. The 3rd red banner was raised on the western facade of the roof by the scouts of the 674th Regiment led by Lieutenant Sorokin.

🇷🇺 In the early hours of May 1, finally, the Red Banner №5 was raised over the dome of the captured Reichstag by the 756th Rifle Regiment’s scouts, Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov & Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, led by deputy battalion commander Lieutenant Alexey Berest, covered by riflemen from Ilya Syanov's squad.

On May 2 at 6:30 am, Berlin defence commander, Nazi Artillery General Helmuth Weidling, surrendered and ordered the remaining troops of the Berlin Garrison to cease resistance.

The Soviet Victory Banner soaring over the defeated Reich entered history as a symbol of our Great Victory over the Nazi evil.

🎖 On June 9, 1945, the Medal for the Capture of Berlin was established and awarded to more than a million Soviet soldiers and officers who distinguished themselves in the final battle of #WWII.

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By a Presidential Executive Order of April 15, 1996, the Red Banner hoisted atop of the Reichstag by Yegorov & Kantariya was declared the symbol of the Soviet people’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

#OurVictory #WeAreProud