The 'Wagon of Tears' on Tallinn's Freedom Square remembers the thousands of people who were deported on 14 June 1941 by the occupying Soviet regime. Over 10,000 people, including children, were crammed into cattle wagons and sent to remote parts of Russia. Many perished during the horrendous journey that took weeks and many more deaths followed as a result of the harsh livings conditions those Estonians were forced to endure. It was a crime against humanity we will never forget.
Half of the tears in this year's wagon are in the Ukrainian colours to show solidarity for those suffering once again by Russian aggression.
