Day of Remembrance and Sorrow

The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow (Russian: День памяти и скорби) is a memorable date celebrated annually on 22 June in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

It honors the anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.

[2] Commemorative events are held throughout the country, such as the laying flowers and wreaths at monuments honoring the Great Patriotic War.

The President Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the campaign in 2019 national event at the Victory Museum on Moscow's Poklonnaya Gora.

[9] On the war's 80th anniversary, a commemorative ceremony at the Brest Fortress was held with the participation of the Belarusian military and the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School.

Dmitry Medvedev at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame at the Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial Complex with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko , 22 June 2008.
Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , 22 June 2000.
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