TALLINN (Sputnik) — Earlier in the week, Tallinn's authorities registered the commemorating event. It is expected that the march will be attended by some 500 participants, who will march from Tallinn's bus station to the military cemetery, where a World War II war memorial, known as the Bronze Soldier, is situated.
"The department [of transport] is against the blocking of traffic for the duration of the event, because it would complicate the departure of intercity and intracity lines from the bus station and would complicate the movements of people, wishing to visit the military cemetery," the statement reads.
The Immortal Regiment is a patriotic initiative that commemorates those who fought against Nazi Germany during World War II in marches held across Russia and other countries on May 9, celebrated as Victory Day in Russia and the former Soviet republics. During the marches, people carry photographs of their ancestors who participated in the war.
