
Honoring the Forgotten Heroes: Putin Pays Tribute to Soviet Pilots
Published on: Aug. 16, 2025, 5:12 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Russian President Vladimir Putin commemorated the Soviet pilots who died in Alaska during World War Two by laying flowers at their graves. These pilots lost their lives during training or while transporting U.S.-built aircraft under the lend-lease program. This gesture followed a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.