Crimea scandal: Immortal Regiment accused of stealing 500 portraits from rival Immortal Regiment

500 portraits of war participants were taken from the office of the Immortal Regiment movement in Sevastopol in annexed Crimea. The organization calls the incident a theft, writes Currently,.

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“We have an inventory of the property that was in the office, but it is immediately clear that about 500 portraits on the pillars have disappeared, the rest will be looked at according to the inventory,” said Vasily Fedorin, chairman of the Immortal Regiment.

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He blamed the incident on an activist from the alternative “Immortal Regiment”, who local media called a "competing" organization. Nina Prudnikova was found at the organization’s office, but she left before the police and journalists arrived.

• On the occasion of Victory Day on May 9, the “Immortal Regiment” campaign is taking place in many Russian cities. The idea of ​​the action belonged to journalists of the independent TV channel TV2. From 2015, the All-Russian National Front (ONF) began to organize the action. The memorial procession, in addition to Russia, takes place in 63 states, including Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
• In 2017, the number of people wishing to take part in the commemorative event “Immortal Regiment” on May 9 in Russia declined more than doubled compared to 2016.

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