Medvedev recalled the victory over fascism on the anniversary of the Battle of Kursk

On the day of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Kursk, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev “VKontakte” wrotethat, like “in 1943, victory will be ours!”.

“Today is a special, very important date in the history of our country. August 23, 1943 ended one of the largest battles of World War II, and for all of us – the Great Patriotic War. The Battle of Kursk, which lasted 50 hardest days and nights, became another example of outstanding courage and stamina, the highest patriotism of those who then defended the freedom of our Motherland,” Medvedev wrote.

He reminded. that the Soviet troops on the Kursk Bulge gave a “hard and decisive rebuff to fascism” and took “one more step towards its final defeat.”

“Our duty is to carefully preserve the memory of the glorious past. To be worthy of the heroes of that great time today, when we again destroy Nazism that has raised its head. When we defend our homeland from an extremely dangerous enemy. As in the Kursk Bulge in 1943, victory will be ours!” Medvedev concluded.

Chairman of the Russian Historical Society, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin on the eve of the anniversary date pointed outthat the Battle of Kursk, along with the Battle of Stalingrad, echoes “the heroic efforts of the Russian army, militias and volunteers, today holding back the so-called counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov and the Donbass.”

“Although it would be more correct to say that our troops are holding back the counteroffensive of the so-called NATO grouping, where Ukrainian military personnel are used as manpower,” Naryshkin said. He also added that members of the society will pay attention to the upcoming anniversary of the “Russian Spring” and “the 10th anniversary of the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia.”