A representative of the Vyborg diocese took part in the celebrations on the occasion of National Unity Day in Vyborgtranslated

On November 4, National Unity Day, a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the stele “City of Military Glory” took place on the Vyborg Regiments Square. The event was attended by the sacristan of the Transfiguration Cathedral, assistant secretary of the Vyborg diocese, Archpriest Vladimir Danilovsky.

The memory of the defenders of the Fatherland, together with city residents, was honored by the Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko, the Vice-Governor for Internal Policy, a veteran of a special military operation Konstantin Patraev, representatives of the government of the Leningrad Region, deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the region Mikhail Makarov and Ignat Kushch, heads of the Vyborg municipal district Dmitry Nikulin and Valery Savinov.

The ceremony was also attended by representatives of veteran and public organizations, military personnel, students, schoolchildren and residents of Vyborg.

Participants of the event laid flowers at the foot of the “City of Military Glory” stele, paying tribute to the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland.