On the 108th anniversary of the end of the First World War, a solemn ceremony of laying wreaths at the Russian Military Glory Monument took place in the new cemetery in Belgrade.
The event was attended by delegations from the Embassy and Trade Mission of Russia in Serbia, the Russian House in Belgrade, the Republic of Dagestan (Russian Federation), the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans Affairs and Social Affairs of Serbia, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces of Serbia, representatives of the diplomatic corps of Serbia, representatives of the diplomatic corps of Russia and the Association.
The memorial service for the fallen soldiers was conducted by a clergyman from the metochion of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade.
Russian diplomats also laid flowers at the memorial at the mass grave of the defenders of Belgrade during the First World War.
Photo: L. Djordjevic / Sputnik.
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