On May 9, Zaporizhzhya already marked fights. The rally took place near the City Hall, where the participants of the action "Immortal Regiment" brought the flag of the USSR and arranged a meeting for Soviet songs, Zaporozhye website reported 061. Ua This outraged patriotic activists who began to demand to remove the symbolism banned in Ukraine. The situation was interrupted by the police and soldiers of the National Guard, who took in the ring the participants of the "Immortal Regiment", among which was ex-regional Andrei Ivanov and Communist Alexei Baburin. Provocators were taken out of the crowd.
Recall that today in Ukraine celebrate the Victory Day over Nazism in World War II. On the eve, on May 8, Ukraine celebrated the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation.