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St. Petersburg marks 80th anniversary of breaking Leningrad siege

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STORY: St. Petersburg marks 80th anniversary of breaking Leningrad siege
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:02
LOCATION: ST. PETERSBURG, Russia
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

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Several ceremonial and memorial events were held here and in the nearby Leningrad region Saturday to commemorate the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad blockade, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Landmark Stone monument at the Nevsky Pyatachok military-historical complex in St. Petersburg and the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery in Leningrad region.

According to St. Petersburg's officials, various events, including commemorative rallies, concerts, lectures, themed exhibitions and interactive projects have been held recently in the city. Some of them started in December last year and would last for months.

The military siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany lasted 872 days from Sept. 8, 1941 to Jan. 27, 1944. The Battle of Leningrad went down in history as one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from St. Petersburg, Russia.
(XHTV)

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