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Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery to mark the 78th anniversary since Leningrad siege was lifted during the World War II, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Categories: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 27.01.2022
- Date published: 27.01.2022
- Author: Aleksey Nikolskyi
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4058x2826px, 5Mb
- Job-ID: e2352e3671d11d49