Russian Consulate in Cape Town

The 81st anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade On January 27, 1944, the Red Army drove the German fascist troops away from Leningrad. The siege, which lasted 872 days, was finally lifted. It is difficult to identify the exact number of Leningraders who perished during the blockade: according to various estimates, it ranges from 600,000 to 1.5 million people. During this time, the fascists dropped over 100,000 aerial bombs on the city and fired 150,000 shells. However, approximately only 3 percent of the dead were killed by enemy weapons, while 97 percent died from hunger. The city, unbroken, greeted its liberation with a festive salute. People poured into the streets and embankments, no longer fearing, but rejoicing in the sound of artillery fire for the first time in a long while. #Victory80#OurVictory