Belarus held a giant commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory in World War II — in defiance of global public health warnings about the coronavirus
Belarus held a giant commemoration on Saturday of the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory in World War II, including a parade and public ceremony attended by thousands — in defiance of global public health warnings about the coronavirus.of the ceremony in the capital of Minsk showed attendees sitting close together and few wearing masks, while participants in the parade marched together in close military formation.
"Belarus celebrates this significant date at a difficult time," Lukashenko said."However, our current difficulties are obscured by the hardships and losses that befell the heroic generation that saved the world from the Brown Plague."
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