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Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Russia to remember Biju on 80th anniv of Victory Day
Bhubaneswar: The Russian Embassy in New Delhi has decided to honour former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik on Victory Day , celebrated on May 9 every year to commemorate the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany during World War II. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This year marks the 80th anniversary of Victory Day . Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, has extended an invitation to Biju's son and BJD president, , to attend the event, to be held in New Delhi on Friday. External affairs minister S Jaishankar will be the chief guest. "In this solemn moment of pride, grief, and unwavering remembrance, we honour those who stood together against Nazism in the anti-Hitler coalition and commemorate the heroic deeds of the people of the former Soviet Union and its allies who bore the brunt of the most brutal conflict in human history. Among the heroes to whom we pay tribute is your late father," wrote Alipov in a letter to Naveen. The letter described Biju as a 'towering personality and a valiant pilot' who participated in the Stalingrad Operation, supplying weapons to the besieged Red Army. In recognition of his contribution, Russia had awarded him the Jubilee Medal in 1995, on the 50th anniversary of Victory Day, for his bravery and courage. Biju died two years later. According to an article published in Odisha Review, Biju had flown dozens of sorties over the Himalayas to China, carried British families from Burma to London, as well as directed military help to Russia against Nazi Germany, earning pride and glory for himself and receiving gallantry awards during the Golden Jubilee of the USSR.
Russia Today
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Ukrainian attack on school bus was ‘cynical fascism'
A Ukrainian drone attack on a school bus in Russia's Zaporozhye Region which injured several children earlier this week was an act of blatant 'fascism,' Moscow's human rights ombudswoman, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said. On Tuesday, Russian officials accused Ukraine of striking the school vehicle in Vasilyevsky district. According to Zaporozhye regional governor Evgeny Balitsky, the attack seriously injured the bus driver and also wounded five children, although their condition is reportedly stable. Moskalkova strongly condemned the incident, calling it 'monstrous' and an act of 'cynical, blatant fascism.' 'It would be an understatement to call this a crime against humanity,' she said. The ombudswoman accused the West of ignoring Ukrainian attacks and turning a blind eye to the flourishing of neo-Nazi ideology in the country. 'Exactly 80 years ago, the Yalta Conference brought together leaders of the anti-Hitler coalition to plan the defeat of fascism,' she said. 'Why is the collective West silent today when it sees the crimes of Ukrainian Nazis?' © Telegram / BalitskyEV She went on to urge the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to issue a strong response to what she described as 'horrific crimes against civilians.' © Telegram / BalitskyEV Russia has consistently accused Ukraine of launching strikes on civilian targets, with officials in the Donetsk People's Republic claiming earlier this week that shelling by Kiev's forces had injured ten civilians in just over one day. Moscow has also consistently voiced concern about the unchecked resurgence of neo-Nazi ideology in Ukraine, designating the country's 'denazification' as of the key goals of its military campaign. © Telegram / BalitskyEV
