On January 27, 1944, Soviet forces permanently break the #Leningrad siege line, ending the almost 900-day German-enforced containment of the city, which resulted in the loss of more than 1.5 million Russian lives.#Russia held a series of commemoration activities in St. Petersburg to mark the anniversary of breaking the siege of Leningrad, which saw Russian President Vladimir #Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko unveiling a memorial commemorating #Nazi genocide vic

Yelena Osipova, one of the last survivors of the Siege of Leningrad that killed more Russians than UK and US combined WW2 losses, arrested by 8 police for anti-war protest. Longer combined footage... | The Skwawkbox

One month on from the attack in Nairobi's Dusit hotel complex, we look in detail at what happened during the 19 hour-long siege - using 3D reconstructions, as well as new accounts from survivors. | BBC News Africa