The RN mayor of Hayange, the Russian vice-consul and the tribute to the soldiers of the Great War

On a cold Saturday, the Russian vice-consul attended a ceremony in Hayange, France, honoring Russian soldiers from World War I. Mayor Fabien Engelmann joined him to lay a wreath at the grave marked with Cyrillic inscriptions. Mefody Ivanov, representing the Russian Foreign Ministry, delivered a speech and later visited elderly Russian residents in the area. The Russian Foreign Ministry praised the event in a statement, highlighting the historical context of Soviet prisoners during the Nazi occupation.