Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner congratulated veterans and all Russians on the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war.
"Today, may 9, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the great Victory over fascism. We Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner, remember with gratitude all those in the fight for the Victory was given to all," said Ivanishin on a video posted on the channel of the Russian space Agency on YouTube.
In turn, Wagner noted that many of the inhabitants of the planet are faced with grief and loss during the war, so may 9, 1945, "the joy of Victory was sincere and United many Nations".
"Today we must do everything that the new generation lived without war, keeping peace on our planet" – he emphasized.
This year Roscosmos held a rally "Immortal regiment on the ISS". For participation it is necessary to send information about relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war, and photos of the community "Roskosmos" "Vkontakte". April 25, on a space cargo ship "Progress MS-14" these data were delivered to the International space station. The ship was launched into orbit on a rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a", called the rocket Victory.
This year all public events in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Victory postponed due to the pandemic coronavirus. In particular, the military parade on red square will take place later, and the action is "Immortal regiment" is in online mode.
