The Kremlin explained the unexpected incident in a speech broadcast live from the stadium of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Al Jazeera reported that on March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a live speech at the Moscow stadium on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea. This is considered the first public speech by the Russian leader after he decided to launch a military operation in Ukraine from February 24.
While Putin was giving a speech, the country's central television station suddenly cut off the broadcast midway and played songs with patriotic content.
The Kremlin later explained that a server failure had disrupted the broadcast of the Russian President's live speech. Later, Russian television broadcast Putin's full speech.
In his speech yesterday, Putin explained the main reason for the opening of the military operation in Ukraine and encouraged the morale of the Russian military.
Luzhniki Stadium has a capacity of 80,000 people, but according to Moscow police estimates, 200,000 people showed up inside and outside the stadium to participate in the marching event.
Mr. Putin told the crowd that the Russians "haven't been so united for a long time. We know what we need to do, how to do it and the cost. And we will certainly get it all done. the whole plan," Putin said.
After Russia launched a military campaign in Ukraine, the West launched a series of sanctions to put pressure on Moscow. Previously, the Russian government acknowledged that sanctions had a strong impact on the country, but Mr. Putin believed that Russia would overcome and emerge stronger.
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