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The message reads in part:

“This date has a special place in the Jewish religious calendar and serves to keep alive the memory of the unprecedented feat of the Red Army soldiers and the armies of the anti-Hitler coalition, who crushed Nazism and saved Jews and other peoples from the threat of total annihilation.

We and future generations must cherish the historical truth about the Second World War and understand the devastating consequences of any concession to nationalism, anti-Semitism or xenophobia. It is the followers of Nazism that our soldiers and commanders are fighting today in the special military operation.

I am convinced that the widespread celebration of Salvation and Liberation Day will continue to strengthen the spiritual, cultural and historical traditions of Russian Jews and the patriotic education of young people.

Of course, the kindest and most sincere words of gratitude go to our dear veterans, frontline soldiers and workers of the home front.”