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📰 On April 12 at 10:02 a.m. Moscow time, TASS reported to the the entire world:
The TASS report on Gagarin’s flight became the most quoted news story in the world.
The next day, front pages of newspapers across the globe carried strikingly similar headlines celebrating the feat of the Russian cosmonaut:
🇬🇧 “Man in Space!”
🇺🇸 “Russian Becomes First Spaceman”
🇨🇳 人类征服宇宙的历史揭开了新的一页
🇫🇷 “Un Russe ramené vivant d’un voyage cosmique”
🇮🇹 “Il cosmo è dell’uomo!”
🇩🇪 “Triumph im Weltraum – Sieg des Kommunismus”
🇪🇸 “Astronauta soviético al espacio”
🇳🇴 “Det første menneske har vært i verdensrommet”
🇵🇱 “Pierwszy człowiek w kosmosie!”
🧑🚀 Yuri Gagarin’s name instantly became known across the globe, and his “Poehali!” (Let's go!) still echoes in every language of the world.
“On April 12, 1961, in the Soviet Union, the world’s first spacecraft-satellite, Vostok, with a man on board, was launched into orbit around the Earth. The pilot-cosmonaut of the Vostok spacecraft-satellite is a citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Air Force Major Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. The launch of the multi-stage space rocket was successful, and after reaching first cosmic velocity and separating from the final stage of the launch vehicle, the spacecraft-satellite began free flight in orbit around the Earth…”
The TASS report on Gagarin’s flight became the most quoted news story in the world.
The next day, front pages of newspapers across the globe carried strikingly similar headlines celebrating the feat of the Russian cosmonaut:
🇬🇧 “Man in Space!”
🇺🇸 “Russian Becomes First Spaceman”
🇨🇳 人类征服宇宙的历史揭开了新的一页
🇫🇷 “Un Russe ramené vivant d’un voyage cosmique”
🇮🇹 “Il cosmo è dell’uomo!”
🇩🇪 “Triumph im Weltraum – Sieg des Kommunismus”
🇪🇸 “Astronauta soviético al espacio”
🇳🇴 “Det første menneske har vært i verdensrommet”
🇵🇱 “Pierwszy człowiek w kosmosie!”
🧑🚀 Yuri Gagarin’s name instantly became known across the globe, and his “Poehali!” (Let's go!) still echoes in every language of the world.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to media questions (Moscow, April 13, 2026)
❓ Question: How will relations with the new Hungarian government be structured? What are our expectations, and how long will the agreements concluded specifically with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remain in force?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We expect to see concrete actions. We are prepared to develop relations with any country, provided they are based on equality, mutual benefit, and a balanced consideration of interests. Everything else is secondary.
❓ Question: Péter Magyar appears to take a rather curious position: on the one hand, he advocates maintaining relations with the European Union, while on the other, he states that he will not engage in negotiations with Russia…
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I would prefer not to comment on statements made in the heat of pre-election and post-election debates.
We are ready to build relations with the new government. Much will depend on how it defines and pursues its national interests.
❓ Question: How will relations with the new Hungarian government be structured? What are our expectations, and how long will the agreements concluded specifically with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán remain in force?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: We expect to see concrete actions. We are prepared to develop relations with any country, provided they are based on equality, mutual benefit, and a balanced consideration of interests. Everything else is secondary.
❓ Question: Péter Magyar appears to take a rather curious position: on the one hand, he advocates maintaining relations with the European Union, while on the other, he states that he will not engage in negotiations with Russia…
💬 Sergey Lavrov: I would prefer not to comment on statements made in the heat of pre-election and post-election debates.
We are ready to build relations with the new government. Much will depend on how it defines and pursues its national interests.
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#Victory81
🌟 On April 13, 1945, the capital of Austria, Vienna, was liberated from the Nazi invaders by the Red Army during #WW2.
In the spring of 1945, Vienna served as strategically important defence point that the Germans sought to hold at any cost. The Nazis blocked streets and bridges across the Danube with barricades and mined debris, while concentrating hundreds of firing positions and resistance strongholds inside residential buildings along the outer defensive lines. The enemy stopped at nothing: the Germans used numerous sites of Vienna’s historic architecture and cultural landmarks as cover, effectively turning the ancient medieval city into a massive fortified strongpoint in order to delay the Soviet forces for as long as possible.
On the southeastern approaches to Vienna, the city was defended by the powerful Nazi Army Group “South,” with the strength amounting to nearly half a million well-trained Wehrmacht soldiers and officers. More than 6'000 guns and mortars, as well as around 700 armored vehicles (tanks and self-propelled artillery), were deployed around the capital. The city was referred to by the Nazis as the “Alpine Fortress,” and the battle for it was to determine the further course of the entire war.
In March 1945, following a successful offensive in the Austrian direction, the Red Army broke through Nazi defenses between the Danube and Lake Balaton (Hungary). Advancing up to 80 kilometers toward Vienna, the Soviet forces then launched the operation to liberate the city.
On April 5, 1945, the Red Army launched the assault on Vienna. Fierce and brutal fighting unfolded on the city’s outskirts. The Red Army faced some of the enemy’s most well-trained units and formations, including SS tank divisions.
❗️ The swift and selfless actions of the Soviet soldiers-liberators prevented the Nazi criminals from destroying one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Thanks to the Soviet command’s decision not to use heavy artillery or aerial bombing, Vienna preserved its historic appearance. At the cost of their lives, the Red Army soldiers and officers protected such landmarks as the Imperial Bridge, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna City Hall, and other masterpieces of medieval architecture that form today's Austrian rich historical heritage.
On April 13, the last pocket of fascists' resistance in the capital’s center was eliminated, and Vienna was completely cleared of the Nazis. The city came fully under the control of the Red Army. In the so-called “Vienna encirclement,” the Wehrmacht suffered devastating losses: Army Group “South” was completely defeated, and 11 Wehrmacht tank divisions were destroyed, including the 6th SS Panzer Army.
#LestWeForget
In Austria, tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers who saved Europe from the 'Nazi plague' are buried. Across the country, there are 217 monuments and military burial sites where more than 80'000 Red Army soldiers rest, along with concentration camp prisoners tortured by the Nazis and brought here for forced labor as part of the Third Reich’s genocide against the Soviet people during #WWII.
🎖 On August 19, 1945, a monument to Soviet soldiers who perished during the liberation of Austria from Nazism was unveiled in central Vienna at #Schwarzenbergplatz — a 20-meter-high statue of the Soldier-Liberator standing on a pedestal. Today, this memorial serves as a visible reminder to the people of Austria of who brought them freedom in May 1945.
In 1955, under the Austrian State Treaty restoring an independent and democratic Austria, Vienna undertook obligations (Article 19, War Graves and Memorials):
#WeRemember
In the spring of 1945, Vienna served as strategically important defence point that the Germans sought to hold at any cost. The Nazis blocked streets and bridges across the Danube with barricades and mined debris, while concentrating hundreds of firing positions and resistance strongholds inside residential buildings along the outer defensive lines. The enemy stopped at nothing: the Germans used numerous sites of Vienna’s historic architecture and cultural landmarks as cover, effectively turning the ancient medieval city into a massive fortified strongpoint in order to delay the Soviet forces for as long as possible.
On the southeastern approaches to Vienna, the city was defended by the powerful Nazi Army Group “South,” with the strength amounting to nearly half a million well-trained Wehrmacht soldiers and officers. More than 6'000 guns and mortars, as well as around 700 armored vehicles (tanks and self-propelled artillery), were deployed around the capital. The city was referred to by the Nazis as the “Alpine Fortress,” and the battle for it was to determine the further course of the entire war.
In March 1945, following a successful offensive in the Austrian direction, the Red Army broke through Nazi defenses between the Danube and Lake Balaton (Hungary). Advancing up to 80 kilometers toward Vienna, the Soviet forces then launched the operation to liberate the city.
On April 5, 1945, the Red Army launched the assault on Vienna. Fierce and brutal fighting unfolded on the city’s outskirts. The Red Army faced some of the enemy’s most well-trained units and formations, including SS tank divisions.
❗️ The swift and selfless actions of the Soviet soldiers-liberators prevented the Nazi criminals from destroying one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. Thanks to the Soviet command’s decision not to use heavy artillery or aerial bombing, Vienna preserved its historic appearance. At the cost of their lives, the Red Army soldiers and officers protected such landmarks as the Imperial Bridge, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna City Hall, and other masterpieces of medieval architecture that form today's Austrian rich historical heritage.
On April 13, the last pocket of fascists' resistance in the capital’s center was eliminated, and Vienna was completely cleared of the Nazis. The city came fully under the control of the Red Army. In the so-called “Vienna encirclement,” the Wehrmacht suffered devastating losses: Army Group “South” was completely defeated, and 11 Wehrmacht tank divisions were destroyed, including the 6th SS Panzer Army.
#LestWeForget
In Austria, tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers who saved Europe from the 'Nazi plague' are buried. Across the country, there are 217 monuments and military burial sites where more than 80'000 Red Army soldiers rest, along with concentration camp prisoners tortured by the Nazis and brought here for forced labor as part of the Third Reich’s genocide against the Soviet people during #WWII.
🎖 On August 19, 1945, a monument to Soviet soldiers who perished during the liberation of Austria from Nazism was unveiled in central Vienna at #Schwarzenbergplatz — a 20-meter-high statue of the Soldier-Liberator standing on a pedestal. Today, this memorial serves as a visible reminder to the people of Austria of who brought them freedom in May 1945.
In 1955, under the Austrian State Treaty restoring an independent and democratic Austria, Vienna undertook obligations (Article 19, War Graves and Memorials):
“respect, preserve and maintain the graves on Austrian territory of the soldiers, prisoners of war and nationals forcibly brought to Austria of the Allied Powers as well as of the other United Nations which were at war with Germany, the memorials and emblems on these graves, and the memorials to the military glory of the armies which fought on Austrian territory against Hitlerite Germany”
#WeRemember
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⚡️ Russia's Agency for Strategic Initiatives:
Today, April 15, Russia is launching a digital service for submitting applications from foreigners who want to live and work in the country — TimeToLiveInRussia
The new programme is overseen by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Agency for Attracting Foreign Talent to Russia” acting as the operator.
❗️ Highly qualified specialists from other countries can apply for recognition as individuals of interest to Russia on the “Time to Live in Russia” website.
The new structure operates as a one-stop shop. It reviews applications, verifies whether a foreign applicant meets the program’s criteria, and provides support throughout the relocation process.
The key requirement is having in-demand skills and expertise, as well as respect for traditional Russian values.
✍️ From Presidential Decree No. 883 of December 2, 2025:
#TimeToLiveInRussia
Today, April 15, Russia is launching a digital service for submitting applications from foreigners who want to live and work in the country — TimeToLiveInRussia
The new programme is overseen by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Agency for Attracting Foreign Talent to Russia” acting as the operator.
❗️ Highly qualified specialists from other countries can apply for recognition as individuals of interest to Russia on the “Time to Live in Russia” website.
The new structure operates as a one-stop shop. It reviews applications, verifies whether a foreign applicant meets the program’s criteria, and provides support throughout the relocation process.
The key requirement is having in-demand skills and expertise, as well as respect for traditional Russian values.
✍️ From Presidential Decree No. 883 of December 2, 2025:
It is established that foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter also referred to as foreign citizens) may, starting from April 15, 2026, submit a request to be recognized as persons of interest to the Russian Federation if they:
a) have achievements in science and technology, industry, sports, creative industries, the cultural and humanitarian sphere, or education;
b) have contributed to the development of society, the economy, or to strengthening the defense capability and security of the Russian Federation;
c) possess highly sought-after professions (specialties), qualifications, or skills.
#TimeToLiveInRussia
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На Форуме будущих технологий объявили о начале приёма заявок на Национальную премию в области будущих технологий «ВЫЗОВ» в 2026 году.
Старт новому сезону премии дал заместитель Председателя Правительства РФ, председатель Попечительского совета фонда «Вызов» Дмитрий Чернышенко:
«Символично, что именно на Форуме будущих технологий мы даём старт новому, четвёртому сезону Национальной премии в области будущих технологий «ВЫЗОВ». Она направлена на популяризацию научного знания и повышение престижа профессии учёного. Это ключевые задачи Десятилетия науки и технологий, объявленного нашим Президентом Владимиром Владимировичем Путиным. Радует, что «ВЫЗОВ» становится всё популярнее. В прошлом году собрали рекордное число заявок – более 600 из 40 стран. Важно, что науку и технологии поддерживает не только государство, но и бизнес, а также некоммерческий сектор. Премия открыта для учёных со всего мира – их достижения отмечает специальная международная номинация».
Учёные и инженеры могут подать заявку на сайте премиявызов.рф с 25 февраля по 25 мая.
«Мы живём в интересное и непростое время. Прямо сейчас происходит научно-техническая революция, расколото единство мира, а экономики большинства стран скатываются в кризис. Мир трансформируется, мы пока не знаем, каким он станет, но знаем точно, что его облик сформируют происходящие сейчас научные и технологические прорывы. Премия «ВЫЗОВ» создана как раз для того, чтобы выделить эти прорывы и поддержать тех, кто их создаёт»,
– отметил председатель научного комитета премии «ВЫЗОВ», заслуженный профессор Сколтеха Артём Оганов.
Награда вручается в 5 номинациях:
Премиальный фонд в 2026 году составляет 65 миллионов рублей.
Подробнее на сайте.
#премия_вызов #фонд_вызов
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🇷🇺 New season of the VYZOV Prize for future technologies!
We are pleased to inform you that the VYZOV Foundation has started accepting applications for the VYZOV Prize for future technologies. This award recognizes significant breakthroughs in fundamental and applied science and engineering, with each prize totaling 12 million Russian rubles (approximately $130,000).
The VYZOV Prize has five categories, four of which are dedicated to scientists based in Russia. We would particularly like to highlight the international category Discovery, which is open to scientists worldwide.
The five categories honor active researchers for achievements made primarily (but not exclusively) within the last decade:
🔸Breakthrough: for scientific research that has solved an important scientific or technological problem.
🔸Engineering solution: for a significant invention or the creation of a new technology.
🔸Future: for a scientific achievement that has influenced the dynamics of science and technology development (awarded to participants who have not reached the age of 35 at the time of application).
🔸Scientist of the year: for outstanding cumulative personal contributions and changing the landscape of science and technology.
🔸Discovery (international category): for a significant discovery that has influenced the development of science and technology.
Nominations can be submitted in three ways:
🔹Self-nomination.
🔹Nomination by a colleague who is a bona fide scientist.
🔹Nomination by any scientific organization (such as a university or research institute).
Applications are accepted at vyzovprize.com
The term «Vyzov» translates to «challenge» in Russian. The VYZOV Foundation is a private, independent, non-governmental organization with a distinguished Scientific Committee that ensures a fair and equitable selection process for all candidates.
VYZOV Foundation encourages scientists from all over the world to apply to push the boundaries of science and technology for a brighter future together!
We are pleased to inform you that the VYZOV Foundation has started accepting applications for the VYZOV Prize for future technologies. This award recognizes significant breakthroughs in fundamental and applied science and engineering, with each prize totaling 12 million Russian rubles (approximately $130,000).
The VYZOV Prize has five categories, four of which are dedicated to scientists based in Russia. We would particularly like to highlight the international category Discovery, which is open to scientists worldwide.
The five categories honor active researchers for achievements made primarily (but not exclusively) within the last decade:
🔸Breakthrough: for scientific research that has solved an important scientific or technological problem.
🔸Engineering solution: for a significant invention or the creation of a new technology.
🔸Future: for a scientific achievement that has influenced the dynamics of science and technology development (awarded to participants who have not reached the age of 35 at the time of application).
🔸Scientist of the year: for outstanding cumulative personal contributions and changing the landscape of science and technology.
🔸Discovery (international category): for a significant discovery that has influenced the development of science and technology.
Nominations can be submitted in three ways:
🔹Self-nomination.
🔹Nomination by a colleague who is a bona fide scientist.
🔹Nomination by any scientific organization (such as a university or research institute).
Applications are accepted at vyzovprize.com
The term «Vyzov» translates to «challenge» in Russian. The VYZOV Foundation is a private, independent, non-governmental organization with a distinguished Scientific Committee that ensures a fair and equitable selection process for all candidates.
VYZOV Foundation encourages scientists from all over the world to apply to push the boundaries of science and technology for a brighter future together!
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🗓 On April 15, Director of the Department of International Organisations of the Russian Foreign Ministry Kirill Logvinov held a briefing for representatives of the embassies of #BRICS member states and partner countries on the upcoming election of the UN Secretary-General.
Kirill Logvinov outlined the criteria Russia applies to candidates for the post of the chief administrative officer of the United Nations.
Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of ensuring that the future Secretary-General strictly observe the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interconnection, pursue an impartial course, promote a unifying agenda, and counter the dominance of Western officials within the Secretariat.
❗️Otherwise, the UN will be unable to fully restore its effectiveness and standing.
Diplomats from BRICS member states and partner countries confirmed their readiness for close coordination during the upcoming UN Secretary-General election in order to ensure due regard for the legitimate interests of the countries of the Global South and East.
🤝 It was agreed that the “interactive dialogues” with candidates for the post of UN Secretary-General, due to begin at the UN General Assembly on April 21, will provide member states with a good opportunity to voice their expectations.
Kirill Logvinov outlined the criteria Russia applies to candidates for the post of the chief administrative officer of the United Nations.
Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of ensuring that the future Secretary-General strictly observe the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety and interconnection, pursue an impartial course, promote a unifying agenda, and counter the dominance of Western officials within the Secretariat.
❗️Otherwise, the UN will be unable to fully restore its effectiveness and standing.
Diplomats from BRICS member states and partner countries confirmed their readiness for close coordination during the upcoming UN Secretary-General election in order to ensure due regard for the legitimate interests of the countries of the Global South and East.
🤝 It was agreed that the “interactive dialogues” with candidates for the post of UN Secretary-General, due to begin at the UN General Assembly on April 21, will provide member states with a good opportunity to voice their expectations.
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#Victory81
🌟 On April 16, 1945, the Berlin Offensive — one of the Red Army’s key strategic operations during World War II — commenced.
The operation resulted in the complete defeat of the enemy’s Berlin group of forces and, with Hitler’s war machine being completely crushed. The Soviet forces took the capital of the Third Reich — #Berlin. The Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed — the document that heralded the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
By spring 1945, the Red Army successfully carried out a series of offensive operations aimed at liberating the countries and peoples of Central and Eastern Europe from the Nazi invaders. Hitler’s troops and their henchmen were expelled from Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Poland; Vienna and the capital of modern Slovakia, Bratislava, saved from the Nazi plague.
Nevertheless, #WWII was far from end. The final battle for the liberation of Europe from the Nazi plague, the Battle of Berlin, was coming.
By mid-April, 1945, the Soviet forces — having liberated Poland from the Nazis — consolidated positions along the Oder and Neisse rivers and started preparations to launch the offensive on Berlin. Mere dozens of kilometres separated the Red Army from the capital of Hitler’s Germany. The enemy installed deeply echeloned defences and deployed elite Wehrmacht units against the Soviet forces.
To attack Berlin, the Soviet Supreme High Command deployed forces from the 1st Belorussian Front (commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov); the 2nd Belorussian Front (Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky); and the 1st Ukrainian Front (Marshal Ivan Konev).
⚔️ The Berlin Offensive began at 5:00 AM on April 16 with a massive artillery fire. Following this, 143 powerful spotlights were activated to blind and disorient the enemy. Infantry and armoured units then launched their assault.
Enemy resistance intensified as Soviet forces advanced. Fierce fighting erupted at the Seelow Heights — a critical defensive point just 60 kilometres away from Berlin — where the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army, blocking the direct route to the Reich’s capital, was destroyed.
Within several days, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts breached the Oder-Neisse defensive line of the Nazis, advanced 30 kilometres towards Berlin, and started encircling the city to destroy its garrison.
• April 20: Red Army units reached Berlin. Soviet long-range artillery started shelling, with brutal tank battles erupting on the city’s outskirts.
• April 25: The 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts linked up west of the city, completing the encirclement of the enemy’s Berlin group of Nazi troops.
• April 29: Fierce fighting started in the heart of Berlin, where Germany’s highest governmental and military authorities were located.
• During the storming of the Reichstag on the night of April 30 - May 1, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised — a symbol of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazism.
• May 2: Berlin’s garrison surrendered. By May 5, the Nazi resistance was crushed. A total of 134'000 German soldiers and officers were captured.
✍️ On the night of May 8–9, Marshal Zhukov and the Allied representatives accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender at Karlshorst.
World War II on the European theatre of operations had ended.
The Berlin Operation saw the Red Army not only crush the last major and most elite Wehrmacht force but also liberate approximately 200'000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps within the combat zone. Over 600 Soviet soldiers were awarded the title #HeroOftheSovietUnion for their valour.
The operation resulted in the complete defeat of the enemy’s Berlin group of forces and, with Hitler’s war machine being completely crushed. The Soviet forces took the capital of the Third Reich — #Berlin. The Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of Nazi Germany was signed — the document that heralded the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
By spring 1945, the Red Army successfully carried out a series of offensive operations aimed at liberating the countries and peoples of Central and Eastern Europe from the Nazi invaders. Hitler’s troops and their henchmen were expelled from Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Poland; Vienna and the capital of modern Slovakia, Bratislava, saved from the Nazi plague.
Nevertheless, #WWII was far from end. The final battle for the liberation of Europe from the Nazi plague, the Battle of Berlin, was coming.
By mid-April, 1945, the Soviet forces — having liberated Poland from the Nazis — consolidated positions along the Oder and Neisse rivers and started preparations to launch the offensive on Berlin. Mere dozens of kilometres separated the Red Army from the capital of Hitler’s Germany. The enemy installed deeply echeloned defences and deployed elite Wehrmacht units against the Soviet forces.
To attack Berlin, the Soviet Supreme High Command deployed forces from the 1st Belorussian Front (commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov); the 2nd Belorussian Front (Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky); and the 1st Ukrainian Front (Marshal Ivan Konev).
⚔️ The Berlin Offensive began at 5:00 AM on April 16 with a massive artillery fire. Following this, 143 powerful spotlights were activated to blind and disorient the enemy. Infantry and armoured units then launched their assault.
Enemy resistance intensified as Soviet forces advanced. Fierce fighting erupted at the Seelow Heights — a critical defensive point just 60 kilometres away from Berlin — where the Wehrmacht’s 9th Army, blocking the direct route to the Reich’s capital, was destroyed.
Within several days, the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts breached the Oder-Neisse defensive line of the Nazis, advanced 30 kilometres towards Berlin, and started encircling the city to destroy its garrison.
• April 20: Red Army units reached Berlin. Soviet long-range artillery started shelling, with brutal tank battles erupting on the city’s outskirts.
• April 25: The 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts linked up west of the city, completing the encirclement of the enemy’s Berlin group of Nazi troops.
• April 29: Fierce fighting started in the heart of Berlin, where Germany’s highest governmental and military authorities were located.
• During the storming of the Reichstag on the night of April 30 - May 1, the legendary #VictoryBanner was raised — a symbol of the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazism.
• May 2: Berlin’s garrison surrendered. By May 5, the Nazi resistance was crushed. A total of 134'000 German soldiers and officers were captured.
✍️ On the night of May 8–9, Marshal Zhukov and the Allied representatives accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender at Karlshorst.
World War II on the European theatre of operations had ended.
The Berlin Operation saw the Red Army not only crush the last major and most elite Wehrmacht force but also liberate approximately 200'000 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps within the combat zone. Over 600 Soviet soldiers were awarded the title #HeroOftheSovietUnion for their valour.
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