The "Immortal Regiment" march gathered 700,000
people in Moscow.
MOSCOW, May 10. /TASS/. Around 24 million people took part in celebrations of the 71st anniversary of the Victory Day in Russia, Interior Ministry’s official spokesperson Irina Volk told TASS on Tuesday.
"Around 24 million people took part in celebrations
of the 71st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Law and
order and public safety were ensured in full on the territory of the Russian
Federation," Volk said.
Over 15,000 events, including military parades, laying
wreaths to memorials, concerts and fireworks, were held in 8,000 settlements in
Russia on May 9, she noted. The biggest number of people attended events in
Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in Leningrad Region, Sverdlovsk Region
and Krasnodar Krai.
"Around 273,300 people were involved in ensuring
public order and safety of people during public festivals, marches, events.
Among them were 181,500 officers of law enforcement agencies, over 10,000
guards, around 24,000 representatives of citizens patrol, 6,100 Russian
Cossacks and around 10,500 people from private security companies," Volk
said.
Law enforcement officers not only ensured order at
events, but also took part in the "Immortal Regiment" march which
gathered 700,000 people in Moscow this year.
Source: ITAR-TASS 10-05-2016
