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Immortal Regiment March With Soviet Symbols to Return to DC for First Time in Years
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A group of Russian nationals in Washington is planning to hold the first Immortal Regiment March in several years on May 3, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the "Great Patriotic War ,” Ukrinform reported on April 21.
According to a flyer distributed by organizers among Russian-speaking communities in the US, obtained by the news agency, the event is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. local time in Lafayette Square, adjacent to the White House complex. From there, participants are expected to march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the World War II Memorial in downtown Washington.
“We will march with an orchestra, songs, and portraits of our heroes,” the organizers stated in a flyer adorned with Soviet symbols and the black-and-orange St. George’s ribbon—a symbol that, since 2014, has become associated with Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.
The event will also feature a “small concert” near the World War II Memorial in central Washington, according to the flyer.
According to the outlet, the organizers claim they have already received official permission. The press office of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, did not immediately respond to Ukrinform’s request for comment.
In December, 2024, the European Court of Human Rights deemed Ukraine’s ban on the St. George’s Ribbon lawful in its ruling on the case Borzych v. Ukraine. The case concerned the public ban on wearing the St. George’s ribbon in Ukraine, which came into effect in 2016.
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