On May 8, the remains of 126 Red Army soldiers killed in World War II were reburied in the cemetery of Maardu, a town to the east of Tallinn.
The news was confirmed by Russian news agency, Interfax.
According to Maardu Mayor, Vladimir Arhipov, the ceremony took place on May 8. "It's a great honour to us to be the town where Red Army soldiers who fought on Estonian territory in 1941-1945 have found their last resting place," he said.
The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Russian and Belarusian ...
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