Sputnik goes live as Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates graduates of the country's military academies at a ceremony in the Kremlin.
The higher educational institutions are affiliated with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Federal Security Service, the Federal Protective Service, the Russian National Guard, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Investigative Committee, and the Federal Penitentiary Service.
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