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Flowers laid to the Eternal Flame during the celebration of the Defender of the Fatherland Day by the Memorial of Battle and Labor Glory in Chita.
- Categories: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Chita, Zabaikalsky Krai, Russia
- Event date: 23.02.2017
- Date published: 23.02.2017
- Author: Evgeny Yepanchintsev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4088x2708px, 4.6Mb