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Protesters attempt to disrupt Immortal Regiment march in Barcelona (VIDEO)

RT News · · 354 words · By Russia Today
Historical Memory Victory Day Commemoration Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
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Flag-Waving 80% confidence
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Clashes broke out in the Spanish city of Barcelona after several protesters attempted to disrupt a Victory Day commemoration marking the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat.”
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One web search result specifically describes protesters attempting to disrupt an Immortal Regiment march in Barcelona, but there are no other independent sources provided to corroborate the 'clashes' or the specific '81st anniversary' context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2025 · Around 500 protesters rallied at the “ICE out of the Bay” demonstration in Downtown San Francisco before almost 100 marchers were cornered and arrested by police.
https://www.dailycal.org/news/uc-berkeley-student-protesters…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 11, 2025 · A large group of anti-fascist protesters showed up to the conservative group's event Monday on Berkeley’s famed Sproul Plaza, ground zero for the historic 1960s campus free speech movem…
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-11/berkeley…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his support of anti-Israel protesters Wednesday and brushed off questions about his own rhetoric fueling antisemitic hate.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/mayor-mamdani-doubles-…
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“Victory Day is celebrated annually in Russia and several former Soviet republics on May 9 with military parades and Immortal Regiment marches”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm Victory Day is celebrated on May 9 in Russia and former Soviet republics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day in Romania is now celebrated on 8 May, whereas 9 May is celebrated as Europe Day. However, some Russophiles, Eurosceptics and leftists gather at informal meetings to celebrate Victory Day …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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web search NEUTRAL — Summary. Celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War. Which countries observe Victory Day in 2026? National Holiday.This is also when Victory Day became a publi…
https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/victory-day
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web search NEUTRAL — WWII Victory Day, celebrated in Russia on May 9, has become a special holiday. The war was both the greatest trial and the greatest triumph in Russia’s modern history.
https://rtrunews.com/russia/597224-wwii-victory-day-russia/
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“participants carry photographs of relatives who fought in World War II [during Immortal Regiment marches]”
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Multiple independent sources (RT Africa, Fox News, and Wikipedia) confirm that participants in the Immortal Regiment march carry photographs of relatives who fought in WWII.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2018 Immortal Regiment participants march with a Soviet Victory Banner in Saint Petersburg. The 1941–45 period of World War II is known in Russia and Belarus as the "Great Patriotic War".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Regiment
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web search NEUTRAL — The ‘Immortal Regiment’ is a large-scale civic event held in cities across Russia and other nations. Participants carry photos of their relatives who fought in WWII as an expression of gratitude to th…
https://www.rt.com/africa/597052-immortal-regiment-marches-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Local residents march as they carry portraits of relatives who fought in World War II, in central Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. The march of the so-called Immortal Regiment is part of Saturda…
https://www.foxnews.com/world/300000-join-march-of-immortal-…
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“Footage filmed in Barcelona on Saturday showed people carrying Russian and Soviet flags as they peacefully gathered for the event”
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Only one specific web search result describes the footage from Barcelona showing Russian and Soviet flags and a peaceful gathering before disruption.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day[a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union[a] following the signing of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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web search NEUTRAL — Footage filmed in Barcelona on Saturday showed people carrying Russian and Soviet flags as they peacefully gathered for the event before a counter-protester carrying a black-and-white banner approache…
https://www.rt.com/news/639816-barcelona-victory-day-clashes…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Den' Pobedy" ranks among the most popular in the large corpus of Russian songs devoted to the Second World War. The song refers to the Victory Day (9 May) c...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Fea3b_K0Y
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“The Immortal Regiment was first held in the Siberian city of Tomsk in 2012”
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Three independent sources (Wikipedia, TASS, and Pravda EN) all state that the Immortal Regiment march first took place in Tomsk, Siberia, in 2012.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2017 Immortal Regiment in Kaliningrad. 2015 Immortal Regiment on Moscow streets. Since it was introduced in 2012, it has been conducted in cities such as Moscow, Washington D.C., Tashkent, Berlin, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortal_Regiment
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web search NEUTRAL — The "Immortal Regiment" march was held for the first time in 2012 in Siberia’s Tomsk. In 2013 some Russian, Kazakh and Ukrainian cities joined the campaign.
https://tass.com/society/874510
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web search NEUTRAL — The first march with photographs of WWII veterans took place in Tomsk in 2012. No one expected 6,000 people to participate! Today, the number of participants is several million.The ‘Immortal Regiment’…
https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/05/09/2292537.html
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“This year, commemorative events took place in several countries, including India, Bangladesh, Kuwait, China, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, the US, and multiple cities across the EU.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are about a streaming service called 'Victory+', which is completely unrelated to the claim about commemorative events in various countries.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory+ is an American free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) sports network owned by Calgary -based A Parent Media Co. It officially launched in September 2024, ahead of the 2024–25 NHL seaso…
https://en.m.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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web search NEUTRAL — Stream live sports for free! Victory+ is the ultimate fan-first destination to watch live major league sports, game highlights and replays. Watch thousands of hours of professional live games and on-d…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.apmc.androi…
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“In Geneva, members of the Ukrainian community wrapped in national flags attempted to interfere with the celebration by shouting nationalist slogans and singing Ukrainian songs”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of a general Wikipedia page on Victory Day, a piece on a truce, and a League of Nations archive link; none of these confirm the specific incident in Geneva involving the Ukrainian community.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day[a 1] is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union[a] following the signing of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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web search NEUTRAL — Coinciding with the celebrations, a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine went into effect, scheduled from May 9 to 11. According to official Ukrainian statements, the ceasefire was accepted to f…
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/05/09/victory-belongs…
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web search NEUTRAL — League of Nations Archives, with a short biography.
https://archives.ungeneva.org/challenge-inline?url=/
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“A similar incident took place in Amsterdam during an Immortal Regiment march on May 2, when several Ukrainian nationals attempted to disrupt the procession”
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Three independent sources (RIA Novosti/web search, a news article on Ukrainian activists, and a YouTube report) confirm that Ukrainian nationals attempted to disrupt the Immortal Regiment march in Amsterdam on May 2.
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web search NEUTRAL — A participant in the event told RIA Novosti that, on Amsterdam’s main street, Damrak, during the ‘Immortal Regiment’ march, Ukrainians ‘shouted anti-Russian and nationalist slogans, as well as threats…
https://en.news-front.su/2026/05/02/ukrainians-attempted-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian activists confronted a pro-Russian Immortal Regiment march in Amsterdam on May 2, turning a staged commemoration into a moment of accountability that triggered a coordinated propaganda respo…
https://insightnews.media/ukrainian-activists-exposed-amster…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainians in Amsterdam staged a counter-protest during a Russian “Immortal Regiment” march on May 2. The Ukrainian protesters joined the column carrying sig...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lzxpn4k8Srs
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“Around 27 million Soviet citizens died during World War II”
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Two independent news organizations (Al Jazeera and South China Morning Post) both report the figure of approximately 27 million Soviet citizens dying during the war.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — About 27 million Soviet citizens, including Russians, lost their lives in the conflict
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/amid-ukraines-daring…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — pays homage to the 27 million Soviet citizens who perished in the war.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/…
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