Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova plants a tree during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910462
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova plants a tree during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910460
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva, second left, attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910454
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910452
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Eduard Sheremetsev speaks during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910451
Acting Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of the North Atlantic Kirill Mikhailov speaks during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910449
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910447
People lay flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910443
Flowers are placed at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910440
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910436
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910434
Acting Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department of the North Atlantic Kirill Mikhailov lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910430
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Eduard Sheremetsev lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910427
Transneft Advisor to the President, Press Secretary Georgy Kaptelin lays flowers at the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910425
Transneft Advisor to the President, Press Secretary Georgy Kaptelin attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910401
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Eduard Sheremetsev attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910396
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva, 2nd left, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Eduard Sheremetsev, center, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, 3rd right, and Transneft Advisor to the President, Press Secretary Georgy Kaptelin, 2nd right, attend an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910374
People attend an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910363
A man takes a picture of the Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque in pictured during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910361
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910358
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910356
Members of a military band perform during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910354
The Spirit of the Elbe memorial plaque in pictured during an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910348
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910346
Daughter of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev, Natalia Koneva attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of a meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River, not far from the city of Torgau in northwestern Saxony, at the end of World War Two, at Victory Park on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, Russia. This remarkable event became known as Elbe Day.25.04.2025#8910343