Посольство России в Пакистане / Embassy of Russia in Pakistan

✨️ To mark the 84th anniversary of the start of the Red Army's counteroffensive during the Battleof Moscow (December 5, 1941), the Russian Embassy School in Islamabad held a children's drawing competition. Primary school students presented heartfelt drawings that reflected their vision of the defenders' feat during the battle that became a turning point in history. Their works symbolized the courage, unity and resilience of the Soviet people. 🏅The authors of the best drawings received awards from the Minister-Counselor of the Embassy, Ms. Natalia Shmeleva. #Victory80

🎖 On October 14, 1943, an uprising broke out in #WWII-era Nazi concentration camp #Sobibor, — the only successful mass escape from a 'death factory' during the Second World War. The uprising in Sobibor was led by Soviet POW, Red Army lieutenant AlexanderPechersky. He performed a true feat. In just a few weeks, the officer managed to devise an escape plan, rally around him the seemingly hopeless, doomed, and exhausted prisoners, and to inspire them to take up a fight against the enemy. *** During WWII, Nazi Germany established around 14'000 concentration camps, with the so-called death camps among them, where the enemy delivered their victims with the the only purpose — to exterminatepeople. #Sobibor, located in the southeast of Nazi-occupied Poland (near the Western Bug River and the Polish-Soviet border) was one such 'death factories'. The camp was set up along a railway line between the towns of Chełm and Wlodawa. Prisoners were shipped to Sobibor by the trainload for one purpose only — to be killed. The Sobibor camp was turned into a true conveyor belt of death, where people were murdered by the most brutal and inhuman methods. Every day, up to six trains arrived at Sobibor carrying POWs and civilians, including the elderly, women, and children. The Nazis poisoned their victims with gas, starved them, and worked them to death. Inhuman medical experiments were conducted on the inmates. Prisoners were brought from Austria, Czechoslovakia, and France for further torture and abuse. In June 1943, two special so- calledchildren’s trains went from the Netherlands to Sobibor. Over the entire time of the camp’s existence, according to various estimates, up to 250'000 people were murdered there. *** ⚔️ On October 14, 1943, an uprising broke out in Sobibor. At the time of the escape, there were 550 prisoners in the camp. About 100 of them refused to participate in the rebellion, hoping for mercy from the SS guards. The next day, they were all killed by the Nazis. The rebels engaged in an unequal battle with the enemy, killed all members of an SS detachment and several guards. Having crushed the Nazis almost barehanded, the prisoners rushed towards the main gates despite machine-gun fire from the watchtowers. ❗️Nothing could stop the people striving to break free from Nazi slavery, neither the minefields around the camp, nor the barbed wire, nor the hail of bullets from the machine guns. As a result of the uprising, about 300 people managed to escape from this inferno on earth. Many of the escapees joined the resistance and continued to fight against the Nazi occupants. Pechersky himself joined the Byelarussian partisans, and in 1944, he once again fought the enemy on the front lines as part of an assault unit. The Sobibor uprising became a symbol of the unbending human will and spirit, in the truest sense, a symbol of the victory of good over Nazi evil. Unable to bear the shame and seeking to cover up their crimes against humanity, the SS command ordered Sobibor to be completely destroyed. #NoStatuteOfLimitation The atrocities committed in Sobibor became part of the charges against the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trials. In March 1962, in Kiev, 11 guards who had served in Sobibor and Treblinka were brought to trial. Alexander Pechersky himself testified as a witness. All the defendants — former Nazis — were sentenced to death. Today, the Alexander Pechersky Foundation continues to make significant efforts to preserve the memory of the Sobibor prisoners’ heroic deed. #WeRemember#Victory80

#Victory80 🎖#OnThisDay in 1942, one of the largest-ever and most brutal battles of #WWII and all of history — the #BattleOfStalingrad— commenced. It lasted for 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣days and nights, surpassing in scope and intensity all previous battles. The Battle of Stalingrad was waged for every street, every house, every metre of ground. At various stages, over 2,1 million people from both sides were engaged in the combat. The Nazis attempted in vain to break the morale of Stalingrad’s defenders and residents — but Stalingrad stood firm and triumphed. *** The defeat of Hitler’s forces near Moscow in December 1941 thwarted the original plans of the Nazi command for a blitzkrieg — a rapid advance of the Wehrmacht deep into Soviet territory, with the aim of seizing the strategically vital southern regions of the USSR, including the oil-rich Caucasus. But the Reich persisted, adhering to the original concept of its general strategy. In the summer of 1942, the Nazi invaders launched a large-scale offensive on the southern flank of the Soviet-German front. This time, the enemy’s target was Stalingrad — a crucial industrial and transport hub on the Volga. Had the Nazis succeeded, they would have seized the fertile grain-producing regions of Kuban and Stavropol, breached the Caucasus, and captured its oil fields — an essential resource for their war effort. The Nazis sought to seize the initiative and bring the war to an end on their terms. Friedrich Paulus, one of the chief architects of Nazi Germany’s invasion plan against the USSR, was tasked with the command of the offensive on Stalingrad. ⚔️ The defence of Stalingrad began on July 17. The city’s defenders faced the full might of the fascist war machine — the enemy hurled between 40 and 80 divisions into the combat. The bloodshed continued without respite, raging days and nights all around the clock. By August, forces of the Stalingrad Front had to retreat to the Don’s left bank and fortify positions on the city’s outer defensive line. Amid these dire circumstances, on July 28, 1942, Supreme High Command Order No. 227 was issued to the defenders of Stalingrad and other fronts. It laid bare the real situation on the front with unflinching clarity: <...> “To retreat further means to doom ourselves and to doom our Motherland. Every scrap of territory we yield will strengthen the enemy and weaken our defence, our Motherland... Hence, the retreat must end. NOT A STEP BACK! This must now be our rallying cry. Henceforth, the iron law of discipline for every commander, Red Army soldier, and political officer must be the demand — NOT A STEP BACK WITHOUT ORDERS FROM HIGHER COMMAND... Such is the call of our Motherland.” <...> The Red Army was forced into defensive operations and fierce urban combat. Among the architects of the Stalingrad victory there was General Vassily Chuikov, commander of the 62nd Army — a legendary strategist who perfected the tactics of assault groups, which became pivotal to the Soviet triumph in Stalingrad. By mid-November 1942, following fierce resistance against the enemy and the deployment of additional reserves through tactical regrouping, favourable conditions had emerged for the Red Army to launch a counter-offensive. Between November 19, 1942 and February 2, 1943, Soviet forces performed Operation 'Ring', having successfully encircled Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus’s 6th Army in a cauldron between the Don and Volga rivers. On January 31, Field Marshal Paulus, along with his staff officers and generals, capitulated. By February 2, the last pockets of German resistance had been eradicated, and military formations of Germany’s ‘axis’ allies were destroyed. 🏅The Battle of Stalingrad ended with a resounding victory for the Red Army and the entire Soviet people. The triumph at Stalingrad marked the beginning of a decisive radical turning point in the Great Patriotic War and World War II, with the strategic initiative being gained entirely by the Soviet Union. #WeRemember

🇷🇺 On June 10, the Embassy of Russia in Pakistan hosted a reception in celebration of Russia's National Day. 🇷🇺🇵🇰 The Chief Guest, President Asif Ali Zardari, was joined by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi,parliamentarians, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces of Pakistan, and Ambassadors of friendly countries accredited in Islamabad. ❗️Addressing the guests, Ambassador Albert P. Khorev highlighted the steady development of Russia-Pakistan relations and emphasized the growing interest among Pakistani citizens in the Russian language and culture. 🤝President Zardari congratulated thePresident, Government, and people of Russia on the upcoming National Day, underscoring the enormous potential of bilateral ties. 🕺💃The reception was enlivened by a performance from the duo "Bogema" – Russian musicians Evgenii Soprunov (balalaika) and Kristina Kochmarik (violin) – who played a medley of Russian and international hits, including compositions about the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45. #RussiaPakistan #Victory80

✨️ On May 28, the Association of Pakistani Graduates from Russia and the CIS Countries organized a gala event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. 🇷🇺🇵🇰 It was attended by Ambassador Albert P. Khorev, members of leading Pakistani political parties, businessmen, media and prominent cultural figures. ❗️The participants emphasized the pivotal role of the USSR in defeating Nazism and liberating Europe from the "brown plague." 📚 The event also featured a book fair, which unveiled the first biography of President Vladimir Putin translated into Urdu. #Victory80

🌟 The Russian Embassy School in Pakistan held a concert celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. 🕊️ The real highlight of the evening was the recitation of war poems and the performance of poignant songs, including the composition "Bring Back the Memory," which was written by Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry. #Victory80

🎗On May 9, the Embassy hosted a concert celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. 🇷🇺🇦🇿🇧🇾🇰🇿🇹🇯🇹🇲 The concert featured speeches by Ambassador Albert P. Khorev and the Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. ❗️In In his speech, Albert P. Khorev emphasized the contribution of the brotherly former USSR republics to the common victory and stressed Russia's present-day determination to firmly defend its national interests, history and traditional values. 💃🕺The concert also featured performances by students of the Embassy School and Cossacks of the State Song and Dance Ensemble "Stavropolye". 🎆 The event ended with a fireworks display of 80 shots. #Victory80

🎗On May 9, Ambassador Albert P. Khorev, Ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, diplomats from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Embassy staff and their family members, as well as compatriots living in Pakistan took part in the “Immortal Regiment” march held at the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad. #Victory80#ImmortalRegiment

🏅Remarks by President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Vladimir Putin at a military parade marking the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 2025) 💬President Putin: Citizens of Russia, veterans, guests, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and sergeant majors, midshipmen and warrant officers, comrade officers, generals and admirals! I congratulate you on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War! Today, we are all united by the feelings of joy and grief, pride and gratitude, and admiration for the generation that crushed Nazism and won freedom and peace for all humanity at the cost of millions of lives. We faithfully preserve the memory of those historic, glorious events. As the heirs of the victors, today we celebrate Victory Day as the most important holiday for the country, which the entire nation, each family, each of us holds dear. <...> We remember the lessons of WWII and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors. Our duty is to defend the honour of the Red Army soldiers and commanders, and the heroism of fighters of different ethnic backgrounds who will forever remain Russian soldiers in world history. ❗️ Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas. Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people support the participants in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and spirit, and their steely determination that has always brought us Victory. The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the enemy’s most savage and relentless assaults. Millions of people, once devoted solely to peaceful labour, took up arms and stood firm to the death on every hill, bridgehead, and defensive line. The outcome of WWII was determined by decisive victories in major battles of Moscow and Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge and the Dnieper River, by the courage of the defenders of Belarus, who were the first to face the invader, by staunch resistance at the Brest Fortress and in Mogilev, Odessa, Sevastopol, Murmansk, Tula and Smolensk, by the heroism of the residents of besieged Leningrad. <...> The contribution of the peoples of Central Asia and the South Caucasus was immense. From these regions came a steady flow of trains delivering everything the front needed. Hospitals were established, and hundreds of thousands of evacuees found a second home there. <...> We honour every veteran of the Great Patriotic War and bow our heads in remembrance of all who gave their lives for Victory. <...> We bow our heads before our fallen comrades-in-arms who laid down their lives as heroes in a righteous battle for Russia. Nearly 80% of the world’s population were drawn into the fiery orbit of WWII. The complete defeat of Nazi Germany, militarist Japan and their satellites around the world was achieved through the combined efforts of the Allied Nations. ☝️ We will never forget that the opening of the Second Front in Europe, which took place after the decisive battles in the territory of the Soviet Union, hastened Victory. We highly appreciate the contribution made to our common struggle by the Allied armies, members of the Resistance, the courageous people of China, and all those who fought for a peaceful future. We will continue to look up to our veterans, taking example from their wholehearted love of the Motherland and commitment to defending our homeland and the values of humanism and justice. We will give these traditions and this great heritage the biggest place in our hearts and will pass them on to future generations. We will always rely on our unity in battle and in peaceful endeavours, in striving for strategic goals and tackling problems for the benefit of Russia and its greatness and prosperity. Glory to the victorious nation! Happy Victory Day! Hurrah! #Victory80

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🇷🇺Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: 🌠 On the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation compiled a report titiled "You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet". During the Great Patriotic War, millions of Soviet soldiers perished afar, fighting against Nazism beyond their homeland. They liberated European countries from fascism. They paved the way and led them to freedom. For many decades after the war, their memory was cherished, their remains in mass graves were preserved and revered, obelisks and monuments to their deeds and military glory were erected and looked after all across Europe. But no more... In recent years, these memorials have beenvandalized, demolished and "relocated". On several occasions monuments have been even been dismantled with the remains of the dead exhumed and reburied. In many cases, the demolition and desecration of memorials was carried out by the decision of the current-day authorities at various levels, all part of the ongoing efforts to rewrite history and subvert the historical truth. More often than not it is down at the behest of the descendants of those who lost then, Nazis & their cronies — now in power and seeking revenge. The Investigative Committee of Russia has registered 167 such cases. And each of them is under official investigation. "You Haven't Forgotten Me Yet" gives a sneak peak into the due process of the Russian investigators' work. Touching memories of the descendants of the heroes, footage of operative filming of investigative actions, comments of official representatives of specialized ministries and agencies, historians and archivists — all this on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory in a special report of the Investigative Committee of Russia. #Victory80