2023-05-09 13:13:47
On Tuesday, a grand military parade was held in Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 78th anniversary of Victory Day over Nazi Germany in World War II.
The celebration began at ten o’clock Moscow time, with the ringing of the Kremlin bells, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Units of various types of Russian forces, which participated in the parade, gathered in Red Square, in addition to Russian vehicles and armored vehicles and the Russian Air Force.
Russian soldiers at the Victory Day celebrations
Russian soldiers at the Victory Day celebrations
More than ten thousand personnel and 125 pieces of military equipment participated in the parade.
The Red Square witnessed the passage of “Tiger” and “Typhoon-O” armored vehicles, “S-400” air defense missile systems, “BTR-82A” armored personnel carriers, “Iskander-M” operational tactical missiles, and missile systems. Mobile ground “Yaris”, as well as new armored personnel carriers “Boomerang”.
The Russian Air Force did not participate in the parade this year.
Crowds celebrating Victory Day
Crowds celebrating Victory Day
The soldiers of the Honor Guard Battalion entered the Red Square carrying the flag of the Russian Federation and the banner of victory in the Great Patriotic War, then the participants observed a minute of silence in mourning for the souls of the martyrs.
Victory Day celebrations will end with fireworks at 10:00 pm.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes soldiers
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes soldiers
Putin said on this occasion that his country is facing a real war and that the West wants to destroy Russia, adding that “Western elites show hostility and hatred towards Russia.”
Russia celebrates this anniversary this year, amid tight security measures in the wake of a series of drone attacks, including an attack on the Kremlin itself that Moscow blames on Ukraine.
Russian soldiers at the Victory Day celebrations
Russian soldiers at the Victory Day celebrations
Victory Day is one of the most important public holidays in Russia, and the Russians commemorate the great sacrifices made by the Soviet Union during what is known as the Great Patriotic War between 1941 and 1945, which claimed the lives of regarding 27 million citizens.
Putin often likens the Ukraine war to the challenge the Soviet Union faced following Hitler’s Nazi invasion in 1941. Putin describes the war as a battle once morest Nazi-inspired nationalists.
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