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"On the occasion of 145 years since the end of the Russo-Turkish war of liberation, as a result of which Bulgaria became an independent state again", this is stated in a post by the Moscow embassy in Sofia on Facebook.

"Ambassador of Russia to Bulgaria Eleonora Mitrofanova, Acting Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Bulgaria Nikita Leshukov, employees of the embassies of Russia and Belarus in Bulgaria and children from the embassy school climbed Mount Shipka and laid flowers on the Freedom Monument". added from the mission.

"Shipka becomes a symbol of the strength of spirit, of the fighting brotherhood between the Russian soldiers and the Bulgarian militiamen. Here, on this peak, the outcome of the war is decided. Here, after five centuries of slavery, an independent Bulgaria is resurrected," added the embassy.

"Eternal memory of the heroes, who paid for the freedom of the Bulgarian people with their blood, who laid down their bones far from the Motherland to pave the way for today's generations," said the diplomatic representation.

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Shipka Peak

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