Putin declared the end of the 1944 Crimean operation a day of military glory

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that recognizes the day of military glory on May 12 in honor of the completion of the Crimean offensive operation by the Soviet troops during the Great Patriotic War. Document published on portal legal information.

The materials for the document say that this date will be important for educating young people in the spirit of patriotism, as well as for respect for history and love for the motherland.

The Crimean offensive operation was carried out from April 8 to May 12, 1944 by Soviet troops to liberate the peninsula from the troops of Nazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War.

The result of the operation was the occupation of Sevastopol by Soviet troops. The Crimean operation, along with the Odessa operation, was called by the Soviet authorities “the third Stalinist blow.”

Anastasia Larina