In 2015, another pseudo-civil society movement very similar to the ‘Immortal Regiment’ was registered – ‘Victory Volunteers’. Initially, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs   set up a temporary All-Russian Volunteer Corps to organise the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of Victory on 9 May 2015; the corps was subsequently transformed into a permanent ‘non-profit organisation’, which in 2018 took part in the ‘volunteer support’ for the parade on Red Square and allegedly numbered 160,000 people.   In 2024, the organisation comprised ‘85 regional branches, 812 municipal headquarters, 220 community centres for the civic and patriotic education of students within educational institutions’ and 190,000 members.   
Another source mentions 650,000 participants, 2,000 municipal headquarters, and more than 800 school units.  All of this is very reminiscent of the Komsomol of the Soviet era. 
‘Victory Volunteers’ are involved in organising the annual Victory Day parades and all manner of military-patriotic events throughout Russia and around the world. 
According to information on the organisation’s website, it has an international team, established in 2018, which is working on a project aimed at “engaging compatriots and citizens of other countries in activities to preserve the historical memory of the events of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, as well as promoting Russian culture and achievements.” As part of the project, unique educational formats are being developed, tailored to the specific characteristics of each country — lessons in remembrance and courage, historical quests and intellectual games, and visits to veterans. More than 70,000 people have taken part in the project, including over 2,000 volunteers from around the world. The project spans around 60 countries across five continents.  
There is no comprehensive information on the movement’s funding, but at least one International Forum of Victory Volunteers in 2020 in Moscow was funded by the Presidential Grants Fund.  Interestingly, the stated aim of the forum was ‘to identify and recognise the best volunteers involved in organising and conducting events for the Year of Remembrance and Glory, both in Russia and abroad, as well as to collect, analyse and consolidate best practices in the field of preserving the historical memory of the events and participants of the Great Patriotic War’.   
Moreover, in order to become a participant in the forum, candidates had to pass a test of ideological loyalty and active engagement. Specifically, in the first stage, a registered candidate was required to “post on one of the social media platforms on the topic: ‘My contribution to preserving the history of the Great Patriotic War’, in which the volunteer would describe their experience of participating in various events of the Year of Memory and Glory”. 
This is followed by the second stage: ‘In the second stage, candidates will be selected for the “Preserving History, Building the Future” award (hereinafter referred to as the Award), which will take place as part of the Forum. The Award will be presented in three categories: ‘Personal Contribution’ – for volunteers participating in their own right; ‘Leader’ – for heads of volunteer associations; and ‘Systemic Work’ – for heads of organisations. Applications for the Award will be accepted by the Forum’s organising committee. The Award will take place in two stages: the Remote Stage – the collection and assessment of submissions from candidates, and the selection of at least 10 people in each category to participate in the In-Person Stage; the In-Person Stage – held as part of the Forum, it will consist of several tests, and the winners in each category will be selected based on the results of this stage. 
The award ceremony will take place as part of the Forum’s closing ceremony. Materials received during the competition will be compiled into a single collection for distribution to the regional and international branches of the ‘Victory Volunteers’ All-Russian Organisation… Stage Three. Conducting the Forum. Organising and running the Forum’s educational, leisure and community-benefit programmes. Conducting excursions and organising meetings with ‘LOMs’.  In the jargon of this community, ‘LOMs’ stand for ‘leaders of public opinion’, that is, all sorts of important people.  
The forums take place every year. The 2021 forum took place in December in Samara,  the 2022 forum took place in December in Moscow,  the 2023 forum took place in November in Nizhny Novgorod,  
From the description of the forum’s procedures, it is clear that its sole purpose is to identify, select, recruit and train new foreign agents of influence. 
Thus, ‘Victory Volunteers’ is yet another rapidly expanding network of agents of influence, which has spread to almost all countries with Russian-speaking communities.