OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised Soviet soldiers for ending the "total evil" of Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army's li

The anniversary has taken on added poignancy due to the advanced age of the survivors, and an awareness that they will soon be gone.

About 50 survivors are joining King Charles and world leaders for commemorations including a service and speeches.

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Nazi German forces murdered some 1.1 million people at the site in southern Poland, which was under German occupation during World War II.

Eighty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, genocide, the persecution of millions of people because of their origin, war and even the possible use of nuclear weapons are once again considered “normal.