Action "Immortal Regiment" is planned to be held in Slovakia

In May of this year, Slovakia is planning to hold an action "Immortal Regiment," Natalia Balanova, a member of the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots in Slovakia, said in an interview with Izvestia.

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"This campaign is held every year, just in a different way. During the covid restrictions, this was not widespread. Now we are trying to hold the "Immortal Regiment" all over Slovakia, because it is supported by the local population. And it has already become such a reality that even when other organizations hold some events where we are not present, they already bring these photos to their event," Balanova noted.

The Immortal Regiment campaign has been held in Slovakia since 2015. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, sanitary restrictions were in effect, which made it impossible to carry out a full-fledged campaign. However, local residents held spontaneous gatherings near the memorials, remembering the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, said a member of the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots in Slovakia.

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