During the event, participants lit 1,418 candles in memory of each…

During the event, participants lit 1,418 candles in memory of each day of the Great Patriotic War. In Moscow, on Krymskaya Naberezhnaya, participants of the 'Line of Memory' action lit 1,418 candles in memory of each day of the Great Patriotic War.

Consensus

The events took place on June 22, 2026, marking the 85th anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War
Moscow held a 'Line of Memory' ceremony with 1,418 candles on Krymskaya Embankment
The 'Memory Watch' was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexandrovsky Garden
Similar commemorative events occurred in other Russian cities including Yekaterinburg, Perm, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Tula, and South Ossetia
The events were organized to honor the memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War

Points of divergence

The 'Line of Memory' ceremony took place on June 21, 2026, not June 22 — m24
The ceremony was held on Krymskaya Embankment, where 1,418 candles were lit — m24
The first candle was lit by a participant of the SVO and the head of the military-patriotic education center 'Verkhina' Ivan Bondyukov with his son — m24
The second candle was lit by the head of the Moscow Department of Culture Alexey Fursin — m24
The third candle was lit by the head of the Moscow City Duma Alexey Shaposhnikov — m24
President Putin will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexandrovsky Garden — m24
Putin will also lay flowers at monuments of hero cities and the obelisk in honor of cities awarded the title 'City of Military Glory' — m24
The 'Line of Memory' ceremony in Moscow was held on Krymskaya Embankment with 1,418 candles — ntv
In Yekaterinburg, a 'Light of Victory' show was held at the main academic building of Ural Federal University — ntv
In Perm, a 'Candle of Memory' event was held on the embankment with a fire painting made of several thousand candles — ntv
In Belgorod, an 'Infernal War Paintings' event was held with a composition made of 10,000 candles depicting a T-34 tank, a soldier's helmet, and cranes — ntv
In Donetsk, a concert-requiem was held in a subway passage styled as a front trench — ntv
In Bryansk, a 'Candle of Memory' event was held on the Square of Military Glory with a minute of silence — ntv
In Voronezh, a memorial with 12,500 candles was created depicting the Shilovsky Plots memorial — ntv
In Tula, a memorial canvas was made from 15,000 candles showing the memorial sign 'Here the front line of Tula's defense passed' and the inscription 'Tula remembers' — ntv
In Ckhumvali, an 'Infernal War Paintings' event was held with a drawing made of 5,000 candles — ntv
South Ossetia joined the event for the first time — ntv

Coverage (7 sources)

Massive Program of Events Prepared for Memory and Sorrow Day in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
Memory Line campaign took place on Krymskaya Embankment in Moscow — Москва 24
Memorial actions in honor of the Day of Memory and Sorrow take place in cities across Russia — НТВ Москва
Moscow honors the memory of WWII heroes with patriotic actions on June 21 and 22 — Вечерняя Москва
Moscow Honors Memory of Heroes of the Great Patriotic War with Patriotic Actions — НТВ Москва
Moscow Begins Series of Actions Commemorating Day of Memory and Mourning — Москва 24
Moscow to Conduct Eternal Flame Ceremony on Day of Remembrance and Sorrow — Москва 24

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