Victory Day in New York: WWII aircraft and a virtual march

Eight planes of the Second World War flew in formation in the sky over New York.

The span over the Hudson River is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Victory Day in New York is also celebrated with the Immortal Regiment traditional campaign, but this year it is being held online for the first time, writes TASS.

A video collage of portraits of thousands of front-line heroes with whom the participants of the Immortal Regiment of New York had walked with them over the past years began broadcasting a video collage of portraits of thousands of front-line heroes on social networks to the music of the war years at noon East Coast time.

You can watch the broadcast (Zoom) here to register:.

“We combine the portraits of the heroes first into virtual platoons of 16 people, of which we form companies, then battalions, and as a result we have a whole regiment, which has about a thousand names and military ranks of heroes who fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic and World War II wars ”, - explained one of the coordinators of the action, vice-president of the society“ Russian Youth of America ”Marina Ivannikova.

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“Immortal Regiment - at Home”, featuring video collage and theme songs, will be broadcast nonstop all day on May 9 on many social networks, including Facebook and Instagram, as well as on the official websites dedicated to the action. Stream to Facebook - here.

“Coordinators of the“ Immortal Regiment ”have always believed that the memory of their soldier is not only and not so much a procession in a column. There are other ways to become part of the regiment, ”Ivannikova emphasized. - No virus, pandemic or restrictions can prevent us from remembering our heroes. They will not spoil this great holiday. ”