🇷🇺 Consul General of Russia in Toronto Vladlen Epifanov, Minister-Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Canada Oleg Shapovalov, as well as staff of the Embassy and the Consulate General took part in the commemorative procession.
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🏍 A special atmosphere was created by the “Russich” Motorcycle Club, whose column of 20 motorcycles joined the march to enthusiastic applause from the crowd.
💬 In his remarks, Consul General Epifanov stated:
Our ancestors liberated both our Motherland and Europe from Nazi occupation. They gave us the right to live in freedom and independence. We owe them an immeasurable debt.
💬 Minister-Counsellor Shapovalov noted:
In our history connected with the Great Patriotic War, there are many days of mourning. But May 9 is truly a festive day — a day to honor the Victors.
📜 An official Victory Day message on behalf of the Governor of St.Petersburg Alexander Beglov was also read out for the veterans and all participants.
🎼 The commemorative concert featured folk ensembles, members of the “Schastye Vdrug” guitar club, and vocal performers. Around 30 wartime songs were performed. The event concluded with a reception and a themed field-style picnic.
No one is forgotten. Nothing is forgotten.
#Victory81 #WeRemember
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🎖 On May 11, 1939, the Red Army and the Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR) launched joint military operation to repel Japanese aggression on the #KhalkhinGol River.
Before the invasion of Mongolia, in 1931, Axis Japan attacked China — the Kwantung Army treacherously occupied Manchuria without declaring war. On October 8, 1931, the Imperial Japanese Air Force attacked Jinzhou, China, carrying out the world’s first aerial bombardment of a civilian city.
In 1936, the Japanese government approved a strategy for expansion in East Asia — the Fundamental Principles of National Policy. This plan envisaged not only the total conquest of China, but also the invasion of Mongolia and the Soviet Union. To pursue these expansionist ambitions, Tokyo secured Berlin’s backing by signing the so-called Anti‑Comintern Pact on November 25, 1936, which marked the beginning of a military‑political alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany.
In June 1937, Japan launched a full‑scale war against China, further straining relations between Moscow and Tokyo. The Japanese were irritated by our country’s assistance to China, prompting the aggressor to stage an anti‑Soviet provocation as a demonstration of force.
In July 1938, tensions escalated into an armed conflict on the Soviet‑Manchurian border. On July 28, Japanese troops occupied the Bezymyannaya and Zaozernaya hills, which lie on the western shore of Lake Khasan. After fierce fighting that followed, Soviet forces drove the Japanese from the heights they had seized.
👉 Soon after, the aggressor launched another provocation. On May 11, 1939, Japanese troops invaded the Mongolian People’s Republic and captured the border area on the western bank of the Khalkhin Gol River.
The Soviet Union, fulfilling its obligations under the 1936 Protocol of Mutual Assistance with the Mongolian People’s Republic, came to the aid of its Mongolian comrades in the fight against the Japanese invaders. Red Army units were deployed to Khalkhin Gol, where they joined efforts with the Mongolian troops. The Soviet‑Mongolian army, under the command of Georgy Zhukov and Khorloogiin Choibalsan, successfully encircled and destroyed the main enemy troops after heavy, brutal fighting.
On August 28, 1939, the Japanese‑Manchurian troops were surrounded and destroyed.
By August 31, 1939, the territory of the Mongolian People’s Republic had been completely cleared of Japanese invaders.
❗️ The defeat of the Kwantung Army was devastating. The victory at Khalkhin Gol had significant and far‑reaching international implications, greatly altering the balance of power on the eve of #WWII. Soviet and Mongolian forces proved their superiority over the enemy Kwantung Army, and the Japanese were forced to abandon their plans for a large‑scale military invasion of our Motherland.
🎙 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin’s interview to Mongolian Onoodor Newspaper ahead of his visit to Mongolia (September 2, 2024):
💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
(From a briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, August 28, 2024)
🎖 On May 11, 1939, the Red Army and the Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR) launched joint military operation to repel Japanese aggression on the #KhalkhinGol River.
Before the invasion of Mongolia, in 1931, Axis Japan attacked China — the Kwantung Army treacherously occupied Manchuria without declaring war. On October 8, 1931, the Imperial Japanese Air Force attacked Jinzhou, China, carrying out the world’s first aerial bombardment of a civilian city.
In 1936, the Japanese government approved a strategy for expansion in East Asia — the Fundamental Principles of National Policy. This plan envisaged not only the total conquest of China, but also the invasion of Mongolia and the Soviet Union. To pursue these expansionist ambitions, Tokyo secured Berlin’s backing by signing the so-called Anti‑Comintern Pact on November 25, 1936, which marked the beginning of a military‑political alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany.
In June 1937, Japan launched a full‑scale war against China, further straining relations between Moscow and Tokyo. The Japanese were irritated by our country’s assistance to China, prompting the aggressor to stage an anti‑Soviet provocation as a demonstration of force.
In July 1938, tensions escalated into an armed conflict on the Soviet‑Manchurian border. On July 28, Japanese troops occupied the Bezymyannaya and Zaozernaya hills, which lie on the western shore of Lake Khasan. After fierce fighting that followed, Soviet forces drove the Japanese from the heights they had seized.
👉 Soon after, the aggressor launched another provocation. On May 11, 1939, Japanese troops invaded the Mongolian People’s Republic and captured the border area on the western bank of the Khalkhin Gol River.
The Soviet Union, fulfilling its obligations under the 1936 Protocol of Mutual Assistance with the Mongolian People’s Republic, came to the aid of its Mongolian comrades in the fight against the Japanese invaders. Red Army units were deployed to Khalkhin Gol, where they joined efforts with the Mongolian troops. The Soviet‑Mongolian army, under the command of Georgy Zhukov and Khorloogiin Choibalsan, successfully encircled and destroyed the main enemy troops after heavy, brutal fighting.
On August 28, 1939, the Japanese‑Manchurian troops were surrounded and destroyed.
By August 31, 1939, the territory of the Mongolian People’s Republic had been completely cleared of Japanese invaders.
❗️ The defeat of the Kwantung Army was devastating. The victory at Khalkhin Gol had significant and far‑reaching international implications, greatly altering the balance of power on the eve of #WWII. Soviet and Mongolian forces proved their superiority over the enemy Kwantung Army, and the Japanese were forced to abandon their plans for a large‑scale military invasion of our Motherland.
🎙 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin’s interview to Mongolian Onoodor Newspaper ahead of his visit to Mongolia (September 2, 2024):
During the summer of 1939 — a critical period for Mongolia — the USSR, which remained committed to its duty as an ally under the Protocol on Mutual Assistance of March 12, 1936, immediately responded to the Mongolian government’s request for assistance in repelling the Japanese aggression in the battles on the river of Khalkin Gol.
Over 10'000 Red Army soldiers and commanders sacrificed their lives in that battle for Mongolia’s freedom and independence. <...>
Today, Russia and Mongolia further develop the invaluable traditions of friendship, good neighbourliness and mutual assistance.
💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
The outcome of the clashes at Khalkhin Gol confirmed the effectiveness of the Soviet-Mongolian military-political alliance.
The Soviet Union helped the Mongolian People’s Republic uphold its independence.
The lesson learned by the Japanese aggressors not only prevented further provocations on their part, but also deterred Japan from entering the war against the Soviet Union <...>
(From a briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, August 28, 2024)
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⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of May 4-10, 2026:
▪️ May 4 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on a residential complex in Moscow.
▪️ May 5 – a UAV strike on a warehouse facility in Komsomolsky, Belgorod Region.
▪️ May 5 – the moment a fixed-wing UAV struck a residential building in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic. Two civilians were killed, and at least 30 were injured.
▪️ May 5 – an attack by two drones on an apartment block in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ May 6 – debris from an FPV drone that struck the vehicle of a TASS photojournalist in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ May 7 – an FPV drone strike on passenger transport in Voznesenovka, Belgorod Region. A woman was killed, and another civilian was seriously injured.
▪️ May 8 – shelling of residential areas in Kairy, Kherson Region. A civilian and his 15-year-old daughter were killed.
▪️ May 9 – a UAV strike on a retail facility in Razumnoye, Belgorod Region. Five civilians were injured, including three medical workers and a 12-year-old girl.
▪️ 10 May – an FPV drone strike on the building of an agricultural enterprise in Dorogoshch, Belgorod Region.
▪️ 10 May – a UAV strike on an apartment block in Yasnye Zori, Belgorod Region.
⚡️ Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rodion Miroshnik:
PHOTO FACTS & EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of May 4-10, 2026:
▪️ May 4 – a fixed-wing UAV strike on a residential complex in Moscow.
▪️ May 5 – a UAV strike on a warehouse facility in Komsomolsky, Belgorod Region.
▪️ May 5 – the moment a fixed-wing UAV struck a residential building in Cheboksary, Chuvash Republic. Two civilians were killed, and at least 30 were injured.
▪️ May 5 – an attack by two drones on an apartment block in Shebekino, Belgorod Region.
▪️ May 6 – debris from an FPV drone that struck the vehicle of a TASS photojournalist in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye Region.
▪️ May 7 – an FPV drone strike on passenger transport in Voznesenovka, Belgorod Region. A woman was killed, and another civilian was seriously injured.
▪️ May 8 – shelling of residential areas in Kairy, Kherson Region. A civilian and his 15-year-old daughter were killed.
▪️ May 9 – a UAV strike on a retail facility in Razumnoye, Belgorod Region. Five civilians were injured, including three medical workers and a 12-year-old girl.
▪️ 10 May – an FPV drone strike on the building of an agricultural enterprise in Dorogoshch, Belgorod Region.
▪️ 10 May – a UAV strike on an apartment block in Yasnye Zori, Belgorod Region.
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🇷🇺 President of Russia – Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin received, via videoconference, a report from Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev on the successful test of the Sarmat missile (May 12, 2026)
💬 Vladimir Putin: Work to improve Russia’s deterrence capabilities was resumed in the early 2000s and has never stopped since.
Frankly speaking, Russia had no time for it back then. The country was going through a very difficult period in its history. But after the US withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002, we were forced – and I want to emphasise this – to think about ensuring our strategic security in the new reality and preserving the strategic balance of forces, parity.
☝️ That is why – let me stress this once again – Russia began developing advanced systems with no global equivalents, capable of reliably overcoming both existing and future missile defence systems.
We are implementing, step by step, the nuclear forces development programme adopted in this regard. In 2004, work began on the Avangard intercontinental-range missile system, which has been on combat duty since 2019.
Then came the Kinzhal, an air-launched intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which has been on combat duty since 2017. It is already being used in the special military operation, but work to improve it continues – including efforts to increase its accuracy when fitted with a non-nuclear payload.
Since 2025, the Oreshnik ground-based medium-range missile system has been placed on combat duty. It can also be equipped with nuclear warheads.
Work is nearing completion on two systems powered by compact nuclear propulsion units: the unique Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle and Burevestnik global-range cruise missile.
👉 Now, the Sarmat. Its development began in 2011. In 2018, the project and the advantages of Russia’s new advanced missile systems, including Sarmat, were publicly announced. Let me recall what was said at the time – and what gives our newest system its edge.
First, it is the most powerful missile system in the world, matching the power of the Voevoda missile system currently in service with us, which, as has just been said, is still of Soviet manufacture. The total yield of Sarmat’s delivered warhead is more than four times greater than that of the most powerful existing Western counterpart.
Second – and this is the key point – the missile can fly not only along a ballistic trajectory, but also along a suborbital one.
Third, this makes it possible to ensure an operational range of over 35,000 kilometres, while also doubling its accuracy characteristics and, finally, enabling it to overcome all existing and future missile defence systems.
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💬 Vladimir Putin: Work to improve Russia’s deterrence capabilities was resumed in the early 2000s and has never stopped since.
Frankly speaking, Russia had no time for it back then. The country was going through a very difficult period in its history. But after the US withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002, we were forced – and I want to emphasise this – to think about ensuring our strategic security in the new reality and preserving the strategic balance of forces, parity.
☝️ That is why – let me stress this once again – Russia began developing advanced systems with no global equivalents, capable of reliably overcoming both existing and future missile defence systems.
We are implementing, step by step, the nuclear forces development programme adopted in this regard. In 2004, work began on the Avangard intercontinental-range missile system, which has been on combat duty since 2019.
Then came the Kinzhal, an air-launched intermediate-range hypersonic missile, which has been on combat duty since 2017. It is already being used in the special military operation, but work to improve it continues – including efforts to increase its accuracy when fitted with a non-nuclear payload.
Since 2025, the Oreshnik ground-based medium-range missile system has been placed on combat duty. It can also be equipped with nuclear warheads.
Work is nearing completion on two systems powered by compact nuclear propulsion units: the unique Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle and Burevestnik global-range cruise missile.
👉 Now, the Sarmat. Its development began in 2011. In 2018, the project and the advantages of Russia’s new advanced missile systems, including Sarmat, were publicly announced. Let me recall what was said at the time – and what gives our newest system its edge.
First, it is the most powerful missile system in the world, matching the power of the Voevoda missile system currently in service with us, which, as has just been said, is still of Soviet manufacture. The total yield of Sarmat’s delivered warhead is more than four times greater than that of the most powerful existing Western counterpart.
Second – and this is the key point – the missile can fly not only along a ballistic trajectory, but also along a suborbital one.
Third, this makes it possible to ensure an operational range of over 35,000 kilometres, while also doubling its accuracy characteristics and, finally, enabling it to overcome all existing and future missile defence systems.
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🌟 May 12, 1944 – #Crimea liberated – a day of military glory of Russia.
#OTD in 1944, the Soviet troops triumphantly completed the Crimean Offensive Operation, bringing about the full liberation of Crimea from the Nazi invaders.
The operation had been prepared for a long time and postponed several times. On April 8, 1944, the Red Army finally delivered a crushing blow: in just two days, Soviet troops used almost 700 railway carloads of ammunition.
The offensive on Sevastopol was launched from two directions – from the north, through Sivash and Perekop, and from the east, from Kerch.
Earlier in the war, Sevastopol had heroically defended itself against German and Romanian forces for 250 days. In May 1944, the troops of General Fyodor Tolbukhin liberated the city in a decisive assault, recapturing it in just two days.
Sevastopol was liberated on May 9 1944 – exactly one year before #VictoryDay. On May 12, 1944, the Crimean Offensive Operation was completed, and Crimea was fully liberated.
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#OTD in 1944, the Soviet troops triumphantly completed the Crimean Offensive Operation, bringing about the full liberation of Crimea from the Nazi invaders.
The operation had been prepared for a long time and postponed several times. On April 8, 1944, the Red Army finally delivered a crushing blow: in just two days, Soviet troops used almost 700 railway carloads of ammunition.
The offensive on Sevastopol was launched from two directions – from the north, through Sivash and Perekop, and from the east, from Kerch.
Earlier in the war, Sevastopol had heroically defended itself against German and Romanian forces for 250 days. In May 1944, the troops of General Fyodor Tolbukhin liberated the city in a decisive assault, recapturing it in just two days.
Sevastopol was liberated on May 9 1944 – exactly one year before #VictoryDay. On May 12, 1944, the Crimean Offensive Operation was completed, and Crimea was fully liberated.
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