The participants of the SVO laid flowers at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov and soldiers of the Joint Group of Forces in the Special Military Operation Zone (SVO), who took part in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, laid flowers at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden in Moscow on June 14.

After the laying of commemorative wreaths by the Guard of Honor, flowers were brought to the memorial by senior officers and the Minister of Defense, and then the heroes of the SVR.

The soldiers who died defending the Fatherland were honored with a minute of silence. The ceremony ended with a solemn march of the Honor Guard company.

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