The head of state laid a bouquet of scarlet roses on the Nevsky Piglet, a bridgehead on the left bank of the Neva, which became a symbol of the perseverance and courage of Soviet soldiers in the battle for the city.
At the Piskarevskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, a wreath-laying ceremony is taking place at the Motherland monument on the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense published declassified documents on the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade. Among them are descriptions of military operations, maps with a plan of the Soviet command, a photo report of the work of the artillery of the Baltic Fleet, and award lists for the city’s defenders.