Defender of the Fatherland Day

The Russian Ambassador to Bucharest, Valery Kuzmin, on Thursday brought homage to the soldiers from his country that died in Romania during the Second World War, emphasizing that their gesture will not be forgotten and made reference to "rushed attempts to falsify the history of the Great War." Kuzmin participated in a ceremony organized at the Monument of the Soviet Soldier in Bucharest on the

He said this late on Thursday at the Russian embassy in Belgrade, where Defender of the Fatherland Day was celebrated.

WW2 veterans receive Russian medals

BELGRADE -- 16 Second World War veterans from Belgrade, former members of the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOV), have received Russian medals.

The medals, given by the Russian president, were presented to the veterans in a ceremony in the Russian embassy in Belgrade late on Thursday.