The day before the Eurovision Russian delegation in Portugal organized a meeting to commemorate so-called ‘immortal regiment’. The participants carried the flags of terroristic organizations LNR and DNR through the streets of Lisbon. The information about it was given by the Ukrainian Pavlo Sadokha, who became the witness of it. According to his words, they also carried the flags of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Georgia. The action was leaded by Yulia Samoylova – the representative of Russia in the contest.
Around three hundred people took part in the action. ‘Immortal regiment’ is the action that was established by Russian journalists.
Previously similar event was organized in Canada, but the police dispersed the demonstrators.