A torchlight procession was held in the hero city of Kerch in Crimea
In the hero city of Kerch in Crimea, on the eve of Victory Day, a traditional Torchlight Procession was held, which originated back in 1944. The corresponding footage is published by Izvestia on May 9.
The tradition appeared at the moment when the city was liberated from the Nazi invaders. The campaign has been official since 1973, and now Kerch residents have been climbing Mount Mithridates every year for more than 50 years. There is a fire of memory on it. Fierce battles took place in the same place during the Great Patriotic War.
"Despite the fact that the torchlight procession was canceled 6 years ago as an official mass event due to various security measures, Kerch residents still climb Mount Mithridates every eighth of May to preserve this tradition," said one Kerch resident.
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikaev and Andrey Fedyaev, aboard the International Space Station (ISS), congratulated Russian citizens on Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War on May 9. Mikaev noted that the victory in the Great Patriotic War is an example of the courage, perseverance and heroism that Soviet citizens showed to the whole world. According to him, thanks to the feat of Soviet soldiers, people can now dream and build a future.
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