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Added on the 04/11/2022 13:44:36 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's religious leaders lay flowers at a memorial on Red Square for National Unity Day. Rough Cut (no reporter narration0).
Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at a memorial on Red Square on National Unity Day and poses for a selfie with youth supporters. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Ukrainians deploy a giant national flag in a Kyiv stadium to mark "Unity Day" in the face of a feared invasion by Russia. Russia says military drills in Moscow-annexed Crimea have ended and that soldiers are returning to their garrisons, a day after it announced a first troop pullback from Ukraine's borders. IMAGES
The gates of the school in Russia's central city of Kazan where a former pupil killed nine people are covered in flowers, at the start of a day of mourning. The shooting -- one of the worst in recent Russian history -- left seven students and two adults dead, including at least one teacher dead. IMAGES
The Siege of Leningrad has become a symbol of the endurance of the Soviet people. They were fully surrounded by Nazi forces in 1941 when the city's last road connection was severed. After 872 days of bombings, starvation, and extreme cold, the siege was finally lifted, but up to 1.5 million lives were lost. People trapped in the city had to live off of one pound of bread per day. Can you imagine that?
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).