A children’s choir performs to mark Belarus Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, on July 3, 2025. Belarus celebrated its most important national holiday on Thursday, commemorating a significant historical moment of liberation during World War II. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
People pay tribute to the monument in Victory Square to mark Belarus Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, on July 3, 2025. Belarus celebrated its most important national holiday on Thursday, commemorating a significant historical moment of liberation during World War II. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
People pay tribute to the monument in Victory Square to mark Belarus Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus, on July 3, 2025. Belarus celebrated its most important national holiday on Thursday, commemorating a significant historical moment of liberation during World War II. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (front) lays a wreath during an event marking Belarus Independence Day at the Mound of Glory memorial complex outside Minsk, Belarus, on July 3, 2025. Belarus celebrated its most important national holiday on Thursday, commemorating a significant historical moment of liberation during World War II. (Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Xinhua)