Present at the wreath-laying ceremony were Ambassador Alexandr Timonin and staff members of the Russian embassy here.

After laying the wreath in the name of the embassy, the participants observed a moment's silence to the memory of the fallen fighters of the Soviet Army.

They also placed a wreath and bouquets before the grave of the fallen fighters of the Soviet Army in Sadong district, Pyongyang.

On Monday, the Russian consul-general and members of the consulate-general in Chongjin laid wreaths before the Liberation Tower and the grave of the fallen fighters of the Soviet Army in Chongjin City.