Russian Embassy cancels external national holiday event
Published: 24 Feb. 2026, 14:01
![A banner reading ″Victory will be ours″ in Russian hangs on the exterior of the building of the Russian Embassy in Korea in Jung District, central Seoul, on Feb. 24. [NEWS1]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/02/24/6e5a22c9-ebdb-4fc2-8d72-0c7d6a1c744f.jpg)
A banner reading ″Victory will be ours″ in Russian hangs on the exterior of the building of the Russian Embassy in Korea in Jung District, central Seoul, on Feb. 24. [NEWS1]
The Russian Embassy in Seoul has canceled an external event to commemorate Defender of the Fatherland Day, slated for Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of Russia's war with Ukraine.
The embassy had planned to hold a commemorative event near its building in central Seoul but reportedly canceled the plan at the last minute and converted it into an internal event.
The exact reason for the cancellation is yet to be known, but some interpret it as a response to the negative external views on the event.
The embassy recently caused controversy by hanging a banner on the exterior wall of its building that reads “Victory will be ours” in Russian. The phrase, though used during World War II, drew criticism for being reminiscent of the war with Ukraine.
Though the external event was canceled, Korean civic activists and some Russians staged a one-person protest in front of the embassy. Hong Jeong-sik, the head of Hwalbindan, a civic group, held a picket sign reading, “Stop Putin. Stop War,” and chanted slogans such as “Take down the ugly banner” and “The Republic of Korea opposes war.”
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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