[Vucic: Serbia liberated itself from German fascist occupiers during WWII with limited assistance from the Soviet Union]
On April 1st, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated in an interview with blogger Mario Naufalou that the Serbian army liberated its own country from German fascist occupiers during World War II through its own strength, and the assistance from the Soviet Red Army was limited. He said, "Yes, we received help from the Soviet Red Army, but mainly it was our own army. The assistance was limited."
The Belgrade Strategic Offensive Operation ended on October 20, 1944. During the battle to liberate Belgrade, over 2,900 Yugoslav Partisan soldiers were killed, and approximately 1,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers lost their lives. On October 22, 1944, Moscow fired a salute of 34 rounds by 324 cannons to celebrate the liberation of Belgrade.
In early March, when Vucic spoke with Russian President Putin over the phone, he mentioned that he would visit Russia to attend the Victory Day celebrations of the Great Patriotic War. Subsequently, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Oreshkin stated that Vucic's visit to Moscow would also include talks with Putin.
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