Mexico flag in the central square of Mexico City. File photoMEXICO CITY, May 8.Hundreds of people took part in the traditional action «Wall of Memory» as part of the «Immortal Regiment», which took place on Sunday near the Russian Embassy in Mexico. «The action has been held in Mexico for a long time and every year, although it went online for two years due to the coronavirus. changed, and the meeting is again held live with the participation of our compatriots — the organizers of this event — and the embassy. In my opinion, today everyone is here without exception, with families, children and portraits of their fathers and grandfathers who fought. The mood is festive and fighting!» — Russian Ambassador Viktor Koronelli, who took part in the event, told RIA Novosti.In Indonesia, the Gagarin Regiment held a rally in honor of Victory DayAccording to the organizer of the rally, the head of the Coordinating Council of Organizations of Russian Compatriots in Mexico, Natalya Tinyakova, the number of participants in the rally is growing every year. In 2015, when this action was held for the first time, there were several dozen portraits and participants. «More than 400 portraits this year on our «Wall of Memory» are relatives of our compatriots who live in Mexico. Unfortunately, there are no more Mexican veterans with us , who took part in the hostilities on the side of the allies as part of the 201 fighter squadron. They participated in our memory actions, but the last of them died a few years ago, «Tinyakova said. According to the organizer, the format of the street procession had to be abandoned immediately because due to the difficulties of coordinating the action, so it became an exhibition of portraits on the walls of the Russian embassy. This year, the participants of the meeting in the open microphone format told the military stories of their ancestors who died in the war and went through it to the end. 2007 in Tyumen. Then the procession was held under the name «Parade of winners». The name «Immortal Regiment» appeared in 2012 in Tomsk. In 2013, the action spread to 120 cities. A year later, residents of 500 cities in seven countries took to the streets with portraits of relatives-front-line soldiers, giving the event an international dimension. Immortal Regiment»
