Vladimir Putin lays wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall on the occasion of the celebration of Defender of the Fatherland Day.

During the memorial ceremony, the servicemen of the Presidential Regiment installed a wreath at the memorial with a tricolor ribbon and the inscription "To the Unknown Soldier from the President of the Russian Federation". The head of state approached the wreath, straightened the ribbon and stood for some time, honoring the memory of all the defenders of the Fatherland who were killed, TASS reports.