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epa11177758 People visit a festival of cultural and patriotic events ‘Russians are Changing the World' during celebrations of Defender of the Fatherland Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, 24 February 2024. Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated annually on 23 February in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan marking the date in 1918 when the first mass draft into the Red Army took place in Moscow and Petrograd during the country's Civil War and war against the German Emperor. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV