Immortal Regiment will not be held in Belgorod Region – Kommersant

The authorities of the Belgorod region decided not to hold the procession of the Immortal Regiment. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov explained this as a security issue.

“This does not mean that we have forgotten our loved ones – grandparents, fathers and mothers who fought,” the head of the region wrote. “In contact with”.

Mr. Gladkov supported the idea of ​​”hanging portraits on the windows of their houses, offices, on personal and official cars.” “After all, there are practically no costs. Take a photo, stick it neatly, decorate the window,” he added.

Governor in April saidthat the “Immortal Regiment” will be held in the region, but it is not known in what format. The Belgorod region canceled the procession along with many other regions, such as Voronezh region, Primorye, Jewish Autonomous Okrug. The organizers of the movement earlier spokethat do not plan a traditional organized procession.

Leonid Uvarchev