Rustam Minnikhanov is taking part in the Immortal Regiment action

On 9 May Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov joined the Immortal Regiment march held in Kazan and carried a portrait of his uncle Galimzyan Minnikhanov who went to the front at the age of 19 and died game in the mortal battle near Moscow on 15 December 1941. The son of the President, Iskander was also taking part in the march carrying a portrait of his grandfather Bariy Safiullin.