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#Victory80
🌟 80 years ago — on May 2, 1945 — following intense battles for the Reichstag and the surrender of other key strongholds such as the Spandau Citadel and the Zoo Tower, the Red Army captured the capital of Nazi Germany — Berlin.
In the early hours of May 2, the Berlin defence headquarters repeatedly broadcast over the radio, in both German and Russian: “We are sending our envoys to the Bismarckstrasse Bridge. We are ceasing military operations.”
🕡 Later that morning, at 6:30 am, Helmuth Weidling, General of the Artillery and Commander of Berlin Defence Area, surrendered, ordering the remaining Nazi forces in the city to stop resisting.
By 9:00 pm that evening, approximately 70,000 Wehrmacht soldiers had surrendered; altogether, over 130,000 troops were taken prisoner in Berlin. The total losses for the German forces in the Berlin offensive operation reached 380,000 killed and 400,000 captured.
The surrender of the Berlin garrison was accepted by Commander of the Soviet 8th Guards Army, General Vasily Chuikov, who had led his troops from the battlefields of Stalingrad to the heart of Berlin. Among the captured were high-ranking officers such as General Kurt Woytasch, Lieutenant General Walter Schmid-Dankward, Vice Admiral Hans-Erich Voss, Chief of Berlin Defence Staff Colonel Hans Refior, and Chief of Staff of the 56th Panzer Corps, Colonel Theodor von Dufving. Nazi propaganda leaders were also detained, including Joseph Goebbels’ top deputy, Dr Hans Fritzsche, who confirmed under interrogation that Hitler, Goebbels, and General Hans Krebs all had committed suicide.
⚔️ The Battle for Berlin lasted from April 24 through May 2. Despite fierce resistance from a heavily fortified German force, the experienced Red Army ultimately prevailed under brilliant strategic leadership of the General Staff and Red Army military commanders.
The fall of Berlin dealt a decisive blow to Nazi Germany, not only eliminating the regime’s political centre but also hastening Germany’s full surrender. The raising of the Soviet Victory Banner over the Reichstag became a symbol of the Soviet people’s triumph over Nazism and the inhumane ideology of the Third Reich.
Following this victory, Soviet forces turned to eliminate the last groups of German resistance in Czechoslovakia and Austria.
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With Berlin lying in ruins following heavy fierce fighting, the lack of essential services in the city such as water, electricity, and food supply left hundreds of thousands in desperate need. Soviet medical teams immediately began working to prevent outbreaks of disease amid the devastation.
Even before the final assault, Soviet forces had set up hospitals in the suburbs. After the city’s surrender, field kitchens were set up and food distribution began; the work of public transportation, including the metro, was gradually restored. By liberating Europe from Nazism, the Red Army also brought life-saving aid to the people of Berlin, helping them rebuild and begin a new, peaceful chapter.
In the early hours of May 2, the Berlin defence headquarters repeatedly broadcast over the radio, in both German and Russian: “We are sending our envoys to the Bismarckstrasse Bridge. We are ceasing military operations.”
🕡 Later that morning, at 6:30 am, Helmuth Weidling, General of the Artillery and Commander of Berlin Defence Area, surrendered, ordering the remaining Nazi forces in the city to stop resisting.
By 9:00 pm that evening, approximately 70,000 Wehrmacht soldiers had surrendered; altogether, over 130,000 troops were taken prisoner in Berlin. The total losses for the German forces in the Berlin offensive operation reached 380,000 killed and 400,000 captured.
The surrender of the Berlin garrison was accepted by Commander of the Soviet 8th Guards Army, General Vasily Chuikov, who had led his troops from the battlefields of Stalingrad to the heart of Berlin. Among the captured were high-ranking officers such as General Kurt Woytasch, Lieutenant General Walter Schmid-Dankward, Vice Admiral Hans-Erich Voss, Chief of Berlin Defence Staff Colonel Hans Refior, and Chief of Staff of the 56th Panzer Corps, Colonel Theodor von Dufving. Nazi propaganda leaders were also detained, including Joseph Goebbels’ top deputy, Dr Hans Fritzsche, who confirmed under interrogation that Hitler, Goebbels, and General Hans Krebs all had committed suicide.
⚔️ The Battle for Berlin lasted from April 24 through May 2. Despite fierce resistance from a heavily fortified German force, the experienced Red Army ultimately prevailed under brilliant strategic leadership of the General Staff and Red Army military commanders.
The fall of Berlin dealt a decisive blow to Nazi Germany, not only eliminating the regime’s political centre but also hastening Germany’s full surrender. The raising of the Soviet Victory Banner over the Reichstag became a symbol of the Soviet people’s triumph over Nazism and the inhumane ideology of the Third Reich.
Following this victory, Soviet forces turned to eliminate the last groups of German resistance in Czechoslovakia and Austria.
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With Berlin lying in ruins following heavy fierce fighting, the lack of essential services in the city such as water, electricity, and food supply left hundreds of thousands in desperate need. Soviet medical teams immediately began working to prevent outbreaks of disease amid the devastation.
Even before the final assault, Soviet forces had set up hospitals in the suburbs. After the city’s surrender, field kitchens were set up and food distribution began; the work of public transportation, including the metro, was gradually restored. By liberating Europe from Nazism, the Red Army also brought life-saving aid to the people of Berlin, helping them rebuild and begin a new, peaceful chapter.
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🕊 #ПогиблиЗаПравду — специальный проект, посвящённый памяти российских журналистов, погибших от рук украинских неонацистов.
С 2014 года киевским режимом убито более 60 работников российских СМИ: корреспонденты, операторы, звукорежиссеры, блогеры, волонтёры и другие. Они погибли не только в зоне боевых действий, но и вдалеке от фронта — в Москве и Санкт-Петербурге, в результате спланированных терактов.
#ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима
В Киеве были также замучены и убиты те, кто не боялся открыто критиковать преступные действия неонацистской хунты, среди её жертв — украинский журналист Олесь Бузина и гражданин США Гонсало Лира Лопес.
❗️ Сегодня, во #ВсемирныйДеньСвободыПечати, вновь вспоминаем имена тех, кто, до последней минуты жизни отстаивал правду и выполнял свой профессиональный долг.
▪️ Дугина Дарья Александровна (1992–2022) — политолог, философ, военкор, дочь философа и публициста А.Г.Дугина. Убита 20 августа 2022 года в результате теракта. По данным следствия, террористический акт был осуществлен сотрудницей украинских спецслужб, которая несколько месяцев следила за Дарьей, подложила взрывное устройство под дно её автомобиля и дистанционно привела его в действие.
▪️ Прокофьева Анна Андреевна (1989–2025) — военный корреспондент Первого канала. Работала в Белгородской области. 26 марта 2025 года недалеко от границы с Украиной машина съёмочной группы подорвалась на мине, Анна погибла, оператор телеканала получил серьёзные ранения.
▪️ Стенин Андрей Алексеевич (1980–2014) — фотокорреспондент МИА «Россия сегодня». Погиб 6 августа 2014 года на дороге между селом Дмитровка и Снежным в ДНР вместе с Андреем Вячало и Сергеем Коренченковым. Журналисты снимали репортаж в районе Снежного. 22 августа был найден сожжённый автомобиль с останками Андрея и его коллег. Как установило следствие, машина попала под обстрел ВСУ и полностью сгорела.
▪️ Фомин Максим Юрьевич (Владлен Татарский) — журналист, блогер, ополченец. Убит в результате теракта 2 апреля 2023 года в Санкт-Петербурге. Следствие установило, что преступление готовилось с 2022 года с территории Украины, его осуществила Дарья Трепова с помощью взрывчатки, которую пронесла в гипсовой̆ статуэтке на творческую встречу с Татарским. В результате теракта военблогер погиб, более 30 человек пострадали. Трепова была осуждена на 27 лет.
▪️И многие-многие другие...
Проект «Погибли за правду» реализован Донецким агентством новостей, Запорожским агентством новостей, Херсонским агентством новостей и Луганским информационным центром, совместно с членом СПЧ, журналистом Александром Малькевичем.
Выставки проекта открылись за рубежом во многих российских загранучреждениях.
С 2014 года киевским режимом убито более 60 работников российских СМИ: корреспонденты, операторы, звукорежиссеры, блогеры, волонтёры и другие. Они погибли не только в зоне боевых действий, но и вдалеке от фронта — в Москве и Санкт-Петербурге, в результате спланированных терактов.
#ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима
В Киеве были также замучены и убиты те, кто не боялся открыто критиковать преступные действия неонацистской хунты, среди её жертв — украинский журналист Олесь Бузина и гражданин США Гонсало Лира Лопес.
❗️ Сегодня, во #ВсемирныйДеньСвободыПечати, вновь вспоминаем имена тех, кто, до последней минуты жизни отстаивал правду и выполнял свой профессиональный долг.
▪️ Дугина Дарья Александровна (1992–2022) — политолог, философ, военкор, дочь философа и публициста А.Г.Дугина. Убита 20 августа 2022 года в результате теракта. По данным следствия, террористический акт был осуществлен сотрудницей украинских спецслужб, которая несколько месяцев следила за Дарьей, подложила взрывное устройство под дно её автомобиля и дистанционно привела его в действие.
▪️ Прокофьева Анна Андреевна (1989–2025) — военный корреспондент Первого канала. Работала в Белгородской области. 26 марта 2025 года недалеко от границы с Украиной машина съёмочной группы подорвалась на мине, Анна погибла, оператор телеканала получил серьёзные ранения.
▪️ Стенин Андрей Алексеевич (1980–2014) — фотокорреспондент МИА «Россия сегодня». Погиб 6 августа 2014 года на дороге между селом Дмитровка и Снежным в ДНР вместе с Андреем Вячало и Сергеем Коренченковым. Журналисты снимали репортаж в районе Снежного. 22 августа был найден сожжённый автомобиль с останками Андрея и его коллег. Как установило следствие, машина попала под обстрел ВСУ и полностью сгорела.
▪️ Фомин Максим Юрьевич (Владлен Татарский) — журналист, блогер, ополченец. Убит в результате теракта 2 апреля 2023 года в Санкт-Петербурге. Следствие установило, что преступление готовилось с 2022 года с территории Украины, его осуществила Дарья Трепова с помощью взрывчатки, которую пронесла в гипсовой̆ статуэтке на творческую встречу с Татарским. В результате теракта военблогер погиб, более 30 человек пострадали. Трепова была осуждена на 27 лет.
▪️И многие-многие другие...
Проект «Погибли за правду» реализован Донецким агентством новостей, Запорожским агентством новостей, Херсонским агентством новостей и Луганским информационным центром, совместно с членом СПЧ, журналистом Александром Малькевичем.
Выставки проекта открылись за рубежом во многих российских загранучреждениях.
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Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🕊 #MartyrsForTruth is a special project dedicated to commemorating Russian journalists who lost their lives at the hands of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
Since 2014, the Kiev regime has been responsible for the deaths of more than 60 individuals working in Russian media — correspondents, cameramen, sound engineers, bloggers, and volunteers. Many of them were killed not just in combat zones but also far from the front lines — in cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg — through planned and targeted terrorist attacks.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has tortured and murdered those who dared to speak out against the neo-Nazi junta and expose its crimes. Among the victims were Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina and Gonzalo Lira Lopez, a US citizen.
❗️Today, on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we pay tribute to those who stood up for the truth and remained committed to their professional duty — right to the end.
▪️ Darya Dugina (1992–2022) was a political analyst, philosopher, and frontline reporter. The daughter of philosopher and writer Alexander Dugin, Darya was killed in a terrorist attack on August 20, 2022. According to investigators, an agent of the Ukrainian special services planted an explosive device under her vehicle and detonated it remotely after several months of surveillance.
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva (1989–2025) was a frontline reporter with Channel One Russia in the Belgorod Region. On March 26, 2025, the vehicle carrying her crew hit a landmine near the Ukrainian border. Anna was killed instantly; the cameraman sustained serious injuries.
▪️ Andrey Stenin (1980–2014), a photo journalist with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, died on August 6, 2014, on his way from Dmitrovka to Snezhny in the Donetsk People’s Republic, together with Andrey Vyachalo and Sergey Korenchenkov. These journalists were reporting on the latest developments in and around Snezny. Their burnt-out vehicle was discovered only on August 22,with the remains of Andrey and his colleagues in it. Investigators later confirmed it had come under Ukrainian military fire.
▪️ Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was a journalist, blogger, and militia member. He died in a terrorist attack on April 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg. According to investigators, this attack had been in the making since 2022 and was masterminded from Ukraine. Daria Trepova carried it out by bringing an explosive device hidden inside a gypsum sculpture to a meet-the-author event with Tatarsky. Tatarsky was killed instantly, and 30 others were injured. Trepova has since been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
▪️ And the list continues…
The exhibition is created under the joint efforts of the Donetsk News Agency, Zaporozhye News Agency, Kherson News Agency, and the Lugansk Information Centre, in collaboration with Alexander Malkevich, a member of Russia’s Human Rights Council, with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The initiative has also launched several international exhibitions, hosted by Russian diplomatic missions abroad.
Since 2014, the Kiev regime has been responsible for the deaths of more than 60 individuals working in Russian media — correspondents, cameramen, sound engineers, bloggers, and volunteers. Many of them were killed not just in combat zones but also far from the front lines — in cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg — through planned and targeted terrorist attacks.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has tortured and murdered those who dared to speak out against the neo-Nazi junta and expose its crimes. Among the victims were Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina and Gonzalo Lira Lopez, a US citizen.
❗️Today, on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we pay tribute to those who stood up for the truth and remained committed to their professional duty — right to the end.
▪️ Darya Dugina (1992–2022) was a political analyst, philosopher, and frontline reporter. The daughter of philosopher and writer Alexander Dugin, Darya was killed in a terrorist attack on August 20, 2022. According to investigators, an agent of the Ukrainian special services planted an explosive device under her vehicle and detonated it remotely after several months of surveillance.
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva (1989–2025) was a frontline reporter with Channel One Russia in the Belgorod Region. On March 26, 2025, the vehicle carrying her crew hit a landmine near the Ukrainian border. Anna was killed instantly; the cameraman sustained serious injuries.
▪️ Andrey Stenin (1980–2014), a photo journalist with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, died on August 6, 2014, on his way from Dmitrovka to Snezhny in the Donetsk People’s Republic, together with Andrey Vyachalo and Sergey Korenchenkov. These journalists were reporting on the latest developments in and around Snezny. Their burnt-out vehicle was discovered only on August 22,with the remains of Andrey and his colleagues in it. Investigators later confirmed it had come under Ukrainian military fire.
▪️ Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was a journalist, blogger, and militia member. He died in a terrorist attack on April 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg. According to investigators, this attack had been in the making since 2022 and was masterminded from Ukraine. Daria Trepova carried it out by bringing an explosive device hidden inside a gypsum sculpture to a meet-the-author event with Tatarsky. Tatarsky was killed instantly, and 30 others were injured. Trepova has since been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
▪️ And the list continues…
The exhibition is created under the joint efforts of the Donetsk News Agency, Zaporozhye News Agency, Kherson News Agency, and the Lugansk Information Centre, in collaboration with Alexander Malkevich, a member of Russia’s Human Rights Council, with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The initiative has also launched several international exhibitions, hosted by Russian diplomatic missions abroad.
✨️ 29 апреля Посол России в Пакистане А.П.Хорев посетил один из ведущих вузов Исламабада – Национальный университет науки и технологий.
В ходе визита Посол встретился с руководством Университета, а также выступил перед студентами с лекцией, посвящённой 80-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
❗️В своей речи А.П.Хорев отметил решающий вклад Советского Союза в Победу и его ключевую роль в учреждении ООН, подчеркнув неприемлимость попыток переписывания истории.
🇷🇺🇵🇰 Кроме того, Посол представил слушателям всеобъемлющий обзор текущего состояния и перспектив российско-пакистанских отношений.
#Победа80
В ходе визита Посол встретился с руководством Университета, а также выступил перед студентами с лекцией, посвящённой 80-летию Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.
❗️В своей речи А.П.Хорев отметил решающий вклад Советского Союза в Победу и его ключевую роль в учреждении ООН, подчеркнув неприемлимость попыток переписывания истории.
🇷🇺🇵🇰 Кроме того, Посол представил слушателям всеобъемлющий обзор текущего состояния и перспектив российско-пакистанских отношений.
#Победа80
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✨️ On April 29, Ambassador Albert P. Khorev visited National University of Science and Technology, one of Islamabad's leading universities.
During his visit, Ambassador Khorev met with the leadership of the university and addressed the student body with a lecture dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
❗️In his speech, Albert P. Khorev noted the key role of the Soviet Union in achieving the victory, the establishment of the UN, and strongly condemned the attempts to rewrite history.
🇷🇺🇵🇰 In addition, the Ambassador provided the audience with a comprehensive overview of the current state and prospects of Russia-Pakistan relations.
#Victory80
During his visit, Ambassador Khorev met with the leadership of the university and addressed the student body with a lecture dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
❗️In his speech, Albert P. Khorev noted the key role of the Soviet Union in achieving the victory, the establishment of the UN, and strongly condemned the attempts to rewrite history.
🇷🇺🇵🇰 In addition, the Ambassador provided the audience with a comprehensive overview of the current state and prospects of Russia-Pakistan relations.
#Victory80
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