⭐️ On May 9, 1944, #Sevastopol was liberated from the Nazi invaders.

#Fact: Sailor Pyotr Rublev was one of the first to break into the city. He hoisted his sailor cap on the flagpole of the Grafskaya Pier. It has become a symbol of the port's liberation.

📆 On May 9, 1945, the Medal “For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.

🎖 The Medal “For the Victory Over Germany” became the most widely awarded in the USSR. The first medals were delivered directly from the state mint on June 15, 1945 and were awarded to Soviet supreme commanders Marshals Rokossovsky and Tolbukhin, Generals of the Soviet Army Antonov and Purkayev, Colonel-Generals Berzarin, Gusev and Zakharov.

⭐️ Right after the Great Patriotic War, the medal was awarded to 13,666,000 soldiers and officers. The award was presented for many decades after the war, with the total number of recipients eventually reaching 15 million people.

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Today is #VictoryDay in Russia & beyond!
It marks the 77th Anniversary of the Victory against the greatest evil - Nazism.
#OTD we pay tribute to the Russian and Soviet heroes who ensured peace for all humankind! We remember contribution of the Allies. #LestWeForget

Embassy’s full comment on recent CBC news piece

"Ambassador Stepanov will continue to fulfill his functions in order to serve a direct high-level channel of communications between Russia and Canada while one of the sides or both of them deem such level of communications useful. The Ambassador’s responsibility, among other things, is to convey his opinion and the position of Russia to the Canadian public. He disagrees with H.E. Joly in classification of that public outreach. Russia prefers conducting intergovernmental relations - be it public or private - in civilized manner. Labelling serves nothing and often just demonstrates certain deficiencies of professionalism in diplomacy. Despite political tensions, Moscow stands open to communicate directly with Ottawa. Canadian political representatives who have demonstrated investments in Ukraine until now were too shy to make a call to Moscow - in contrast to the majority of their allies in the US and Europe. It either means the absence of substantial argument or the desire to play Ukrainian issue solely for the goals to score in internal political debate in Canada."

🇷🇺🇴🇲 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers in the Sultanate of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said.

#RussiaOman

Владимир Путин поздравил главу ДНР Дениса Пушилина с Днём Донецкой Народной Республики

«Восемь лет назад народ ДНР сделал выбор в пользу государственной независимости. Сегодня мы ведём совместную борьбу за то, чтобы граждане республики могли реализовать своё законное право на свободную и мирную жизнь в соответствии со своими вековыми культурными и духовными традициями, в дружбе с братской Россией. Уверен, что общими усилиями мы сможем преодолеть все трудности и одержать победу», – говорится, в частности, в поздравительной телеграмме.

Подробнее – на сайте Кремля.

#Поздравления

Vladimir Putin congratulated Head of DPR Denis Pushilin on the Donetsk People’s Republic Day

“Eight years ago, the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic made a choice to become an independent state. Today, we are fighting together for the people in the republic to be able to enjoy their legitimate right to a free and peaceful life in keeping with their centuries-old cultural and spiritual traditions, and in friendship with brotherly Russia. I am certain that together, we will overcome all the challenges and win,” the message of greetings says, in part.

See more on the official Kremlin site.

#Congratulations