Commentators pointed out the formal nature of the day of remembrance and sorrow in Chechnya
The Day of Remembrance and Sorrow of the Peoples of Chechnya has effectively been reduced to mourning events for Ramzan Kadyrov's father; his image even appears on posters commemorating May 10. Meanwhile, commemoration of the victims of the deportation is merely a formality, as readers of the "Caucasian Knot" pointed out.