Russian servicemen attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial in the Square of Heroes as part of the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098638
People attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098634
Russian servicemen attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial in the Square of Heroes as part of the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098633
Cadets attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098632
Russian servicemen attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.03.02.2026#9098631
Russian servicemen attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098630
A Russian serviceman stands at attention at the memorial in the Square of Heroes during the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.03.02.2026#9098628
A sailors's cap is pictured during a ceremony to float it out as part of the Beskozyrka memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.03.02.2026#9098627
A Russian serviceman attends a ceremony to float out a sailors's cap as part of the Beskozyrka memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098626
A Russian serviceman attends a ceremony to float out a sailors's cap as part of the Beskozyrka memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098625
Russian servicemen attend a ceremony to float out a sailors's cap as part of the Beskozyrka memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098624
A Russian serviceman attends a ceremony to float out a sailors's cap as part of the Beskozyrka memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098623
People attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098620
People attend the Beskozyrka (Sailor's Cap) memorial event marking the 83rd anniversary of the landing of Soviet Black Sea Fleet marines under the command of Major Tsezar Kunikov on an area on the southern edge of the city known as Malaya Zemlya (Small Land), which was occupied by German troops during World War Two, at the memorial in the Square of Heroes in Novorossiysk, Russia. The heroic defence of this strip of land lasted 225 days and ended on the morning of September 16, 1943 with the liberation of Novorossiysk from the Nazis.04.02.2026#9098618
