June 22, 1941: Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union without declaration of war

The date that will forever remain an unhealed wound in the heart of every Belarusian. On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union without declaring war. Today, we remember those who first faced the enemy's blow — the heroes of the Brest Fortress. In Brest, commemorative events were held dedicated to the Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the genocide of the Belarusian people. The atmosphere of these days is captured in the video.