Candles are lit in the shape of a sign that reads "80 Years of Victory. Panfilov's 28 Men" during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950315
Participants take part in the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950314
Candles are lit in the shape of a sign that reads "80 Years of Victory. Panfilov's 28 Men" during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950313
Participants take part in the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950312
Candles are lit in the shape of a sign that reads "80 Years of Victory. Panfilov's 28 Men" during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950311
Participants take part in the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.21.06.2025#8950310
A participant places a lit candle during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.20.06.2025#8950309
Participants carry portraits of World War II veterans during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.20.06.2025#8950308
Kyrgyz guards of honour take part in the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.20.06.2025#8950307
Participants carry portraits of World War II veterans during the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.20.06.2025#8950306
Participants take part in the "Candle of Memory" event to commemorate the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 at the Eternal Flame on Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.20.06.2025#8950305
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms march before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950303
Enthusiasts dressed in Soviet-era costumes gather before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950302
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms march before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950301
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms gather before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950300
Enthusiasts dressed in Soviet-era costumes march before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950299
A man plays an accordion before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950298
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms march before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950296
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms gather before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950295
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms gather before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950294
Enthusiasts dressed in Soviet-era uniforms take part in a historical re-enactment of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War at Brest Fortress before the upcoming the Day of Memory and Sorrow, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950293
Enthusiasts dressed in Red Army uniforms gather before a historical re-enactment of the defence of the Brest Fortress on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950292
The Memory Train is seen at the railway station upon arrival on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950197
Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev speaks during a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950196
Young people attend a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950195
Young people attend a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950193
Young people attend a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950191
Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev attends a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950190
The Memory Train arrives at the railway station on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950187
Young people attend a ceremony to welcome the Memory Train on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the railway station in Brest, Belarus.21.06.2025#8950186
People lay lowers at the Soviet border guards monument during an unveiling ceremony on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950185
Chairman of the Belarusian State Border Committee Konstantin Molostov, Head of the Administration of the President of Belarus Dmitry Krutov, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Viktor Goremykin, Governor of Brest Region Piotr Parkhomchik and Chairman of the Coordinating Board of the International Union of Public Associations of Veterans (Pensioners) of the Border Service Colonel General Mansur Valiev cut a ceremonial ribbon during a ceremony to unveil the Soviet border guards monument on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950184
Russian Deputy Defenсe Minister Viktor Goremykin speaks during ceremony to unveil the Soviet border guards monument on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950183
Belarusian servicemen attend a ceremony to unveil the Soviet border guards monument on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950181
Belarusian guards of honour attend a ceremony to unveil the Soviet border guards monument on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950180
Belarusian guards of honour attend a ceremony to unveil the Soviet border guards monument on the eve of the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People, marking the 84th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union during the World War Two, at the Brest Hero-Fortress memorial complex in Brest, Belarus. The 3.5-metre high sculptural composition, donated by Russia and installed at the fortress' North Gate, symbolises the restoration of the state border in 1944.21.06.2025#8950177
