IN BRIEF: Victory Day celebrations around the world

TASS · 🇺🇦 public Ukraine · May 09, 2026 · 1515 words

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What to know about Soviet Legacy

The article lists various events and ceremonies held globally to commemorate the 81st anniversary of Victory Day and the Great Patriotic War. It details marches, wreath-laying ceremonies, and gatherings involving Russian diplomats, compatriots, and local citizens across multiple countries.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 48

Techniques found 2

Topics 3

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What happened

AFGHANISTAN The Immortal Regiment march and festive events marking Victory Day took place in Kabul, Rossotrudnichestvo told TASS.

Why it matters

ALGERIA The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Common ground

More than 100 people took part in the events held at the Russian Embassy, head of the Meridian of Friendship association of compatriots living in Algeria Elena Kulagina told TASS.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The Immortal Regiment march took place in Belgrade on Saturday, bringing together several hundred Russians and Serbian citizens?
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confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 48 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Immortal Regiment march took place in Belgrade on Saturday, bringing together several hundred Russians and Serbian citizens”

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Claim 2: “Bulgarian President Iliyana Yotova, Prime Minister Rumen Radev, and Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier monument.”

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Claim 3: “The ceremonial event [in Yerevan] began with a liturgy at the Surb Khach church attended by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin.”

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A source confirms that Ambassador Sergei Kopyrkin attended a divine service/liturgy at the Diocese of Yerevan and Armenia, specifically mentioning the liturgy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Among those who attended the divine service was Mr Sergei Kopyrkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia. After the Liturgy Father Arseny presented Metropolitan Leonid with …
https://exarchate-africa.ru/en/news/metropolitan-leonid-of-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin said this at the event held on the occasion of the 197th anniversary of the Battle of Oshakan.And today's event is an eloquent testimony that they will al…
https://news.am/eng/news/838357.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Georgian protesters marked Orthodox Christmas once again on Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, gathering across the Kashveti Church and performing carols. Day 405 of non-stop protests. Nini Gabritchidze/Civi…
https://caucasus.liveuamap.com/en/2026/12-january-15-russian…

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Claim 4: “Several hundred residents of Yerevan took part in the Immortal Regiment march in the Armenian capital.”

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The event in Yerevan is confirmed by both ARMENPRESS and Wikipedia (which notes the event's history in Armenia), and TASS mentions the general nature of these marches.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2018 Immortal Regiment participants march with a Soviet Victory Banner in Saint Petersburg.Armenia – The event took place for the first time in this country in 2016. It is organized jointly by the Arm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Regiment

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web search NEUTRAL — The Immortal Regiment march took place in several cities across Tajikistan, including Dushanbe. Several hundred people participated in the marches nationwide, a TASS correspondent reported.
https://tass.com/world/2129019

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web search NEUTRAL — Hundreds of people marched on May 9 across Yerevan in the Immortal Regiment procession on Victory Day, marking 78 years since Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union in the Second World War. The …
https://armenpress.am/en/article/1110526

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Claim 5: “Hundreds of Russian and Belarusian citizens from various regions of Turkey took part in the Immortal Regiment march at the Russian Embassy in Ankara.”

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Claim 6: “More than 30,000 people took part in the Victory March in Chisinau”

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Claim 7: “A ceremonial flower-laying event in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War took place near the monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Panfilov and the 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in Astana’s Zheruiyk Park.”

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Claim 8: “The Immortal Regiment march took place in Basel near the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II. About 500 people participated in the procession”

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Claim 9: “The Immortal Regiment march took place in several cities across Tajikistan, including Dushanbe.”

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Claim 10: “Residents of Kiev brought flowers to the Eternal Flame in the Park of Eternal Glory on Victory Day”

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Claim 11: “Memorial events marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place at the Soviet Field of Glory memorial complex near the Dutch city of Leusden in Utrecht province.”

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Claim 12: “Around 100 people took part in the Immortal Regiment march held at the Russian House in Cairo”

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Claim 13: “Participants in the Immortal Regiment march walked along the main street of Kuala Lumpur from the Russian Embassy to the Russian House”

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Claim 14: “Ceremonial events dedicated to the 81st anniversary of Victory took place at the Russian Embassy in Madagascar.”

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Claim 15: “Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Vladimir Tarabrin took part in the ceremony and laid a wreath at the monument to Soviet soldiers”

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Claim 16: “A nationwide minute of silence was observed in Belarus in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the nationwide minute of silence in Belarus.

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Claim 17: “Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrey Grozov, Russian diplomats, employees of CIS embassies and compatriots honored the memory of Soviet soldiers who fell during the Great Patriotic War”

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A report confirms that Ambassador Andrei Grozov and CIS diplomats attended a ceremony for the reburial of an unknown Soviet soldier in Austria, honoring the memory of those who fell.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Soviet War Memorial in Vienna, Austria, more formally known as the Heroes' Monument of the Red Army, is located at Vienna's Schwarzenbergplatz. The semi-circular white marble colonnade partially e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_War_Memorial_(Vienna)

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web search NEUTRAL — 'Austria: Chapter 2A-Markgrafen of Austria 976-1156 (Babenberg)'.
https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/AUSTRIA.htm

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web search NEUTRAL — The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Russia to Austria Andrei Grozov and diplomats from the CIS countries.The Russian diplomat recalled that about 40,000 Red Army soldiers and officers of variou…
https://www.sb.by/en/remains-of-unknown-soviet-soldier-rebur…

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Claim 18: “Head of the Russian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia Dmitry Olisov and Belarusian Ambassador to Tbilisi Nikolay Rogashchuk laid wreaths at the bust of Hero of the Soviet Union Meliton Kantaria in Tbilisi’s Veterans Culture and Recreation Park”

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Claim 19: “Hundreds of people marched in the Immortal Regiment column on May 9 from the central square of Netanya to the Wings monument dedicated to the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany”

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Claim 20: “The heads of the diplomatic missions of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, China, and Cuba in Cyprus jointly honored the memory of victims of the struggle against fascism and Nazism on Victory Day”

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Claim 21: “Employees of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan laid flowers at the Eternal Flame at the People’s Memory memorial in Ashgabat”

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Claim 22: “Around 130 people took part in a ceremonial rally and the Immortal Regiment patriotic event held at the Russian Embassy in Cambodia”

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Claim 23: “Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev took part in the event [in Berlin] for the first time.”

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Claim 24: “The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.”

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The claim is explicitly stated in a TASS report. While Wikipedia explains what the Immortal Regiment is, there is no second independent source confirming this specific event in Algeria for the 81st anniversary.

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is marking the 81st anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on May 9 with a parade on Red Square in Moscow.
https://www.rt.com/news/639611-defeat-of-nazi-germany-celebr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Immortal Regiment is a massive civil event in major cities in Russia and around the world every 9 May during the Victory Day celebrations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Regiment

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web search NEUTRAL — The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
https://tass.com/world/2129019

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Claim 25: “A flower-laying ceremony at the memorial "To the memory of Soviet volunteers who died in Spain during the Civil War (1936-1939)" took place at Madrid’s Fuencarral cemetery.”

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Claim 26: “Hundreds of people joined the Immortal Regiment march in Berlin on Victory Day”

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Claim 27: “A memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Victory took place at Bispebjerg Cemetery in Copenhagen.”

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Claim 28: “Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin and diplomats from CIS countries laid wreaths at the memorial to fallen Soviet soldiers in London on Victory Day”

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Claim 29: “Memorial events dedicated to liberator soldiers are taking place in Bratislava and other Slovak cities.”

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Claim 30: “A ceremonial flower-laying ceremony at the graves of Soviet members of the Belgian Resistance who died fighting Nazism took place at the cemetery in Brussels’ Evere commune”

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Claim 31: “Several hundred people participated in the marches nationwide [in Tajikistan]”

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Claim 32: “A ceremony for laying wreaths and flowers at the monument to Soviet soldiers who died liberating Romania from fascist invaders took place in Bucharest”

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Claim 33: “Large-scale celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory took place in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu”

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Claim 34: “At 12:00 local time [in Belarus], the sound of a metronome and requiem music echoed across television and radio broadcasts, military units, streets, squaresб and other public places throughout the country.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific broadcasting details in Belarus.

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Claim 35: “More than 100 people took part in the events held at the Russian Embassy [in Algeria]”

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The specific detail about 'more than 100 people' attending the Russian Embassy in Algeria is only found in the TASS report.

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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a significant secular holiday in Russia that commemorates Germany's surrender in World War II, which marked the end of the war in Europe. At least 26 million Soviet citizens lost their …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade

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web search NEUTRAL — The Immortal Regiment memorial march and a festive concert were held in Algeria to mark the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. More than 100 people took part in the events held at…
https://tass.com/world/2129019

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia marks the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a parade on Victory Day. Fears in Moscow about security during the war with Ukraine have forced officials to scale …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0x4ZU4rFmc

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Claim 36: “Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov and heads of diplomatic missions of CIS countries laid a wreath and flowers at the military glory memorial in Baku’s Narimanov district on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War”

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The event in Baku involving Ambassador Mikhail Evdokimov and CIS diplomats laying wreaths at the military glory memorial is reported by both TASS and another news report.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov was a Russian comedian, actor and politician.Evdokimov at the first press conference after winning the elections, 6 April 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Evdokimov

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov and heads of diplomatic missions of CIS countries laid a wreath and flowers at the military glory memorial in Baku’s Narimanov district on the occasi…
https://tass.com/world/2129019

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web search NEUTRAL — Report informs, CIS diplomats laid a wreath at the Memorial of Military Glory in Baku. The event was attended by representatives of the executive power of Narimanov district of Baku, veterans, as well…
https://report.az/en/foreign-politics/ambassadors-of-cis-cou…

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Claim 37: “The Slavin military memorial complex in the Slovak capital became their center, where nearly 7,000 Red Army soldiers are buried.”

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Claim 38: “A ceremonial wreath-laying event dedicated to the 81st anniversary of Victory took place at a cemetery in the town of Palestrina near Rome”

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Claim 39: “Several thousand residents of the Mongolian capital participated in the Immortal Regiment march.”

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Claim 40: “More than 70 people took part in the Immortal Regiment march and the Garden of Memory patriotic campaign... at the Russian Embassy in Vientiane”

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Claim 41: “Memorial events marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place at the Russian Embassy in Bangladesh”

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The provided web search results for this claim are generic definitions of the word 'victory' and a sports streaming service; there is no mention of events in Bangladesh.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of VICTORY is the overcoming of an enemy or antagonist. How to use victory in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victory

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web search NEUTRAL — The term victory (from Latin: victoria) originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory

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web search NEUTRAL — Stream live and on-demand sports: Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Texas Rangers, NWSL, WHL, and more. Access regional game coverage on all your devices. VICTORY+ is where fans win.
https://victoryplus.com/

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Claim 42: “Russian Ambassador to Greece Andrey Maslov, defense attache Alexander Prikhodko, and other Russian diplomats laid a wreath in central Athens at the monument to Soviet soldiers.”

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Claim 43: “A ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Victory was held at the Russian House in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic”

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Claim 44: “The Immortal Regiment march and festive events marking Victory Day took place in Kabul”

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The provided web search results for this claim are generic definitions of the word 'victory' and a sports streaming service; there is no mention of events in Kabul.

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of VICTORY is the overcoming of an enemy or antagonist. How to use victory in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victory

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Claim 45: “Russian and Mongolian citizens led by Russian Ambassador to Mongolia Alexey Yevsikov held a ceremonial flower-laying event at the country’s main memorial to Soviet soldiers on Zaisan Tolgoi Hill”

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Claim 46: “Residents of Kharkov also brought flowers to the Glory Memorial, while Odessa residents brought flowers to the monument to the Unknown Sailor”

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Claim 47: “Russian diplomats and representatives of Danish civil society laid wreaths and flowers at the Russian Monument [in Copenhagen]”

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Claim 48: “A festive Immortal Regiment gathering accompanied by wartime songs took place in the concert hall of the Russian House in Beirut.”

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