On Defenders of the Fatherland Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the Kremlin wall in the Alexander Garden. This was reported in the Kremlin.
During the ceremony, she knelt and adjusted the ribbon on her wreath.
Military veterans, officers and military school students also attended the flower laying ceremony.
23 February President appealed To Russians serving in the armed forces with congratulations in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day. He also noted that the future of the Russian armed forces (army, air force and navy) directly depends on the sergeants and officers serving in the military operation zone in Ukraine.
Also congratulations on this day spoke Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. He presented state awards to military personnel who distinguished themselves in combat missions and said that the Russian army had a lot of work ahead of it.
Previously Shoigu signed Order fireworks on Defender of the Fatherland Day.