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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 36874, member: 636"] Cossacks plan to join the ceremonial march across Palace Square for the first time in modern St Petersburg history. They will honor the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Cossack veterans who served in the special military operation will walk through the city center. The group includes 73 members from four organizations: the Cossack District of St Petersburg, the Regional Department, the Cossack Guard, and the North-West Branch of the Union of Cossack Warriors. Cossack Colonel Maksim Buga will lead the group during the military parade. City officials noted that 14 streets in St Petersburg bear the names of Cossacks who earned Hero of the USSR status. Workers started putting up Victory Day decorations throughout the city in late April. The celebration will feature new decorative elements on four bridges for the first time. [/QUOTE]