People mark Day of Memory and Sorrow in Moscow

People light candles during an event marking Russia's Day of Memory and Sorrow in Moscow, Russia, June 21, 2019. 1,418 candles were lit during the event on Friday night, symbolizing the number of days of the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. On June 22, 1941, the Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union and the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 thus began. The day is marked by Russians as the Day of Memory and Sorrow. (Xinhua/Maxim Chernavsky)