Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a commemorative ceremony to mark the 78th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2019. On June 22, 1941, the Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 thus began. The day is marked by Russians as the Day of Memory and Sorrow. (Xinhua/Sputnik)