 People light candles marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday, June 22, 2024. The candles form the inscription 80 years , the number of years since the victory over Nazi, which Russians will celebrate next year. AP
 People light candles marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday, June 22, 2024. The candles form the inscription 80 years , the number of years since the victory over Nazi, which Russians will celebrate next year. AP
 Police officers hold candles standing around the eternal flame in memory of the dead marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union at the World War II Museum on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, Russia, early Saturday, June 22, 2024. AP
 In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned Sputnik agency, The eternal flame burns during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow on June 22, 2024. AFP
 Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union and on the Day of Memory and Sorrow. AP
 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union and on the Day of Memory and Sorrow. AP
 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024, marking the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union and on the Day of Memory and Sorrow. AP
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