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May 9 passed quietly in Estonia, without serious incidents


Monument to the Soldier-Liberator in Tallinn. Archival photoHELSINKI, May 9. In Estonia, May 9 was generally calm without serious incidents, police Lieutenant Colonel Elena Miroshnichenko from Pyhja Prefecture said. People who wanted to honor the memory of their loved ones calmly came to the monument to the Liberator Soldier in Tallinn, laid flowers, lit candles and left,» Miroshnichenko told the state broadcasting portal ERR. «There were people who came with St. George ribbons. The police reacted, tried to talk to people. People did not make contact, and they were taken to the police station. However, most people listened to the police and removed the prohibited elements,» Miroshnichenko noted. According to her, such cases were isolated, and the vast majority of people listened to policemen. “There are a lot of people who understand that it’s not worth provoking now — the times are not right,” she added. Earlier, the Estonian police announced a ban on public gatherings from April 26 to May 10 using “hostile symbols”, which are considered St. George ribbons, the letter Z, the flags of the Russian Federation and the USSR, as well as the Soviet military uniform in connection with the upcoming celebration of May 9 to «avoid provocations.» Initially, the ban is valid until May 10, but if necessary, it can be extended. do not celebrate Victory Day on May 9, but it is a holiday for many residents of the country. Thousands of people bring flowers and lay wreaths at the graves of fallen Soviet soldiers. In Tallinn, people come with flowers to the monument to the Liberator Soldier, known as the «Bronze Soldier».

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