Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in St. Petersburg, Russia - 21 Jun 2024
A participant in a military-historical reconstruction wearing a World War II Red Army costume with his head wrapped in a bandage during a demonstration battle in St. Petersburg. On June 22nd, Russia celebrates the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow - this is the day of national remembrance of the victims of the Great Patriotic War. On June 22, 1941, at 4 a.m., the war began between the Soviet Union and Germany. On June 21, a memorial event "On the night of June 22..." was held at the Church of the Holy Martyrs Adrian and Natalia in Staro-Panovo. At the event, a memorial service was held for all those killed and missing during the Great Patriotic War, and a military-historical reconstruction "The First Morning of the War" took place.