Children play on a Soviet tank on display at the Prokhorovskoye Pole (Prokhorovka Battlefield) museum reserve in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia. July 12 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union.

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Children play on a Soviet tank on display at the Prokhorovskoye Pole (Prokhorovka Battlefield) museum reserve in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia. July 12 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union.

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Portraits of participants of the World War Two are on display during an exhibition at the Prokhorovskoye Pole (Prokhorovka Battlefield) museum reserve in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia. July 12 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union.

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A man walks past portraits of participants of the World War Two on display during an exhibition at the Prokhorovskoye Pole (Prokhorovka Battlefield) museum reserve in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia. July 12 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union.

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Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms gather during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms gather during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms perform during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People ride on an infantry fighting vehicle during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People ride on an infantry fighting vehicle during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People ride on an armoured personnel carrier during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People ride on an armoured personnel carrier during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People ride in an armoured vehicle during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms perform during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms gather during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms gather during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People sing during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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A man dressed in the historic uniform stands near a motorcycle with sidecar during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms perform during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People dressed in the historic uniforms gather during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bell Tower monument marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha, Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bell Tower monument marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha, Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bell Tower monument marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bell Tower monument marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Kursk Region Governor Roman Starovoit, Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha, Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev and Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bell Tower monument marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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A boy attends a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Orthodox priests arrive for a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Believers watch Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia address via a video link during a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Orthodox Metropolitan Dionisy conducts a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Believers attend a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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Orthodox priests attend a religious service commemorating the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, at the Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People walk near the Bell Tower monument at the Prokhorovskoye Pole (Prokhorovka Battlefield) museum reserve in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia. July 12 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union.

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Veterans leave following a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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People attend a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Prokhorovka, the greatest tank engagement in history and a turning point of World War Two, which halted the Nazi assault on the Soviet Union, in the village of Prokhorovka, Belgorod region, Russia.

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