Photo Story: The Day of Memory and Sorrow in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, 22 June 2019.

On Saturday Russia commemorates those who lost their lives defending the Soviet Union against Nazi invaders known as the Day of Memory and Sorrow.

Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY