In Alma-Ata, the action "Immortal Regiment" was renamed

This year, a memorial procession in Alma-Ata will be held under the name "Let's bow to the heroes."Participants of the action were asked not to politicize the holiday and not to use this “holy day” for PR

The procession of the "Immortal Regiment" in Alma-Ata will be held under a new name - "Batyrlarga Tagzym" ("Let's Bow to the Heroes"). This was announced at a briefing in the regional communications service of Almaty by representatives of public organizations, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports.

The format of the event itself will not change: residents of the city will walk through the streets from the Park of Culture and Leisure to the Eternal Flame at the monument in the Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen with photographs of relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War.

At the same time, the participants of the action were asked not to politicize the May 9 holiday and not to arrange provocations. “There are 364 days a year in which you can engage in politics, you can PR. But this holy day should not be used for this,” said Murat Abdushkurov, HEAD of the Coordinating Council of Public Associations of Veterans and Disabled Persons of the War in Afghanistan and Local Military Conflicts.

In the "Immortal Regiment" offered to carry a photo of the soldiers killed in Ukraine Society

The Immortal Regiment campaign has been held since 2012. Participants of the procession on Victory Day come out with photographs of their relatives - participants in the Second World War. In addition to RUSSIA, the event takes place in dozens of other countries.

In 2019 and 2020, the action in Russia was held online due to the CORONAVIRUS pandemic. This year it will be held as usual in the form of processions in the cities. However, those whose relatives died during a special operation in Ukraine will also be able to participate in the action, said press secretary of the movement Olga Baibulova. Such participants will walk in a general formation, there will not be a separate procession for them.

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