Solemn fireworks roared in honor of the Day of Defender of the Fatherland in the capital of Russia and in the heroic cities of the country.
Muscovites and guests of the city were able to watch the festive fireworks at 14 special venues in the capital. In the final, the sky of Moscow lit up with the colors of the Russian tricolor.
In St. Petersburg, fireworks were launched over the Neva from the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress from the weapons of the Great Patriotic War.
By order of the General Secretary of the Army Sergei Shoigu, fireworks painted the sky of the heroic cities of Sevastopol, Volgograd, Tula, Tver and other cities where military districts, fleets, armies and the Caspian Fleet were deployed.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated war veterans on the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland, stressedthat the future belongs to Russia.
Sergei Shoigu in his congratulations declarationRussian soldiers and officers today argue that their grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought for their sake, for them the welfare and security of the Motherland has always been the highest meaning.