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Belarus to observe moment of silence to honor Great Patriotic War victims on 22 June

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MINSK, 19 June (BelTA) – On 22 June at 12:00, Belarus will commemorate those who died during the Great Patriotic War with a nationwide moment of silence, BelTA has learned.

On television and radio, in military units, and on streets, squares, and other public places across the country, the sound of a metronome and a requiem melody will echo in mourning. At the same time, church bells will toll, transport will sound warning horns, and in some places movement will be temporarily halted.

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