Russian, Belarusian presidents attend opening of Great Patriotic War victims' memorial
epa11108828 Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko (L) lay flowers during an opening ceremony of a monument to civilians killed during World War II, marking the 80th anniversary of lifting of the Leningrad siege, near the village of Zaitsevo in the Leningrad Region, Russia, 27 January 2024. Up to 700,000 civilians are believed to have died from hunger, frost, shelling and air bombardment during the siege that lasted some 900 days. EPA/OLGA MALTSEVA / POOL
