Immortal Regiment processions take place in 115 countries

The Immortal Regiment processions were held in more than 500 cities in 115 countries all over the world, head of the Immortal Regiment's executive board Artyom Khutorskoy said.

The processions have been held since May 4 to May 12. The first marches were held in Toronto and New York, they were attended by 5 thousand and 2 thousand people respectively. Then the columns of the Immortal Regiment marched through five cities in Argentina, 11 cities in France, 10 cities in the United States and more than 50 cities in Bulgaria.

The organization also said that 20 thousand people took part in the procession in Riga for the first time. People in Ashdod, Israel also took to the streets of the city.

More than 10 thousand people took part in the patriotic action in Serbia, 25 thousand - in Kazakhstan, 60 thousand - in Moldova and more than 3 thousand - in Berlin. This year, actions were held for the first time in Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hong Kong, Alaska, Sweden's Gothenburg, Cyprus Nicosia, Georgia's Batumi and Gori, the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean.

In addition, the movement's executive board recalled that last year the processions were held in more than 80 countries around the world.