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PARIS, May 8. The «Immortal Regiment» action takes place in Paris, dozens of people participate in the procession , a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the scene. The procession started on Sunday from the main entrance of the Pere Lachaise cemetery in the French capital. The column is moving towards the monument to Russian members of the Resistance movement. Dozens of people take part in the action, including citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Members of the «Immortal Regiment» sing songs of the war years. Earlier, the Paris police stopped the actions of provocateurs with the flags of Ukraine at the agreed action «Immortal Regiment». Participants began to gather at the Pere Lachaise cemetery after 14:00 local time, when provocateurs with Ukrainian flags appeared, but the police prevented them from disrupting the event dedicated to Victory Day. The provocateurs had to leave the venue of the «Immortal Regiment». The action «Immortal Regiment» is also taking place on Sunday in a number of other cities in France. victims of the Great Patriotic War. It was first held on May 9, 2012 in Tomsk at the initiative of local journalists, and in 2013 it became nationwide. Immortal Regiment»