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The state Corporation Roscosmos showed the festive decoration of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad. Photos of the rocket are posted on the official Telegram channel of Roscosmos.
The image of the monument "Motherland calls!", drawings of children about the city of Volgograd, the coat of arms of the Volgograd region, the logo of the Heritage Social Projects Fund are applied to the carrier. These images are intended to remind of the great victory of the Soviet people 80 years ago.
The jewelry design was presented in Volgograd in November 2022. At that time, the corporation had not yet announced what kind of rocket they were going to decorate in honor of the memorable anniversary.
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It is known that the rocket is currently ready for the upcoming launch. Its assembly was completed at the Baikonur cosmodrome today, and the launch will take place on February 9 at 9:15 Moscow time. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket will deliver the Progress MS-22 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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Recall that the Battle of Stalingrad ended on February 2, 1943 with the victory of the Red Army over Hitler's troops. As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, speaking in Volgograd at an event in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, it radically changed the entire course of the Great Patriotic War. It was after this battle that the European satellites began to turn away from Germany, trying to avoid responsibility for complicity in its crimes, as they realized that the defeat of the Third Reich was a settled issue.
