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  • Putin joins WWII veterans in ceremony commemorating crucial tank battle

    07/12/2013 10:09:00 PM PDT · by cunning_fish · 19 replies
    The Voice of Russia ^ | July 12, 2013
    President Vladimir Putin participated in memorial events on Friday commemorating the Battle of Prokhorovka, fought by Soviet tank regiments near the town of Prokhorovka in the Belgorod region 70 years ago. Putin and World War II veterans laid flowers at the Zvonnitsa memorial bell tower at the Prokhorovskoye Polye military-historical museum. The Russian president also visited the St. Peter and Paul Church, where he lit a candle for the soldiers killed during the battle and venerated an icon. The church's archpriest told Putin that the church was built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle. The tank battle was...