INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Speaking during a ceremony in Volgograd on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad, Russian President
Vladimir Putin said that it was "unbelievable, but true" that his country once again found itself being threatened by German tanks "with
laid flowers at the eternal flame on Mamayev Kurgan, a hillside where much of the fighting took place that now hosts the "Battle of
Stalingrad" museum complex and the city's famous statue "The Motherland Calls."On Wednesday, a new monument to Soviet leader Josef Stalin
Stray animals were also reportedly removed from the streets and local residents experienced interruptions to mobile phone services,
according to local media outlet V1.Ru.Volgograd region Governor Andrei Bocharov was reportedly quarantined ahead of his meeting with
War II and lasted from August 1942 to February 1943, claiming an estimated 2 million lives
The battle ended with the surrender of Hitler's 6th Army, the first capitulation of German forces in the conflict, which ultimately led to
process, though in recent years the city has reverted to the name Stalingrad on major holidays and anniversaries.
