Russian flag. File photoBERLIN, March 27 About five hundred people took part in the motor rally from Cologne to Bonn in solidarity with Russia, according to a message from the German police. A video from the action appeared on social networks. The footage shows participants waving Russian flags while chanting «Russia!» According to the agency, 500 people arrived in Bonn and proceeded to the cemetery, where they laid wreaths at the Soviet monument. «After that, they returned to their cars and left the city,» the agency said, adding that due to lack of time to prepare the route there were traffic interruptions. Who acted as the organizer of the action is not specified. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, Putin emphasized. Actions in support of the Russian special operation took place in different countries of the world, including Serbia, Armenia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus and Syria.
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