A statement was made at the ceremony on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the crash of a seaplane with Soviet and Canadian pilots in North Carolina.
“Today we pay tribute to the memory of these soldiers, as well as the millions of soldiers, sailors and officers who fearlessly fought with the enemy and saved peace on the planet. We will always remember the help of the Allies in the anti-Hitler coalition, ”the head of the TASS Russian diplomatic mission quotes.
At the same time, he recalled that the USSR paid for the victory in the Great Patriotic War "a huge price" of 27 million human lives.
“The Soviet Union took the brunt of the Nazis. They threw three quarters of their troops to the eastern front, ”Antonov emphasized.
He also noted the important role of the Zebra secret project for the delivery of seaplanes from the USA to the USSR as part of the Lend-Lease program for the “military fraternity” of anti-Hitler coalition members during the war.
The “great generations” of our countries together prevailed in the battle with the Nazi monster. Our common duty is to ensure that the tragic events of those years never happen again, ”the Russian ambassador urged.
According to him, for this it is necessary to carefully preserve the historical truth about the Second World War.
At the end of December, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was surprised and hurt by the resolution of the European Parliament on the causes of World War II.
He also promised the truth to respond to attempts to distort the historical facts and events of World War II by some countries and international institutions.