More than 10 thousand people and 125 units of weapons and military equipment took part in the parade on Red Square. Among them are participants in the military operation in Ukraine. Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, General Oleg Salyukov, commanded the parade, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted the parade.
The parade passed without an air unit. Also this year, tanks did not take part in the parade, except for the most massively produced T-34 tank during the Second World War, which opened the passage of equipment. Armored vehicles of the Typhoon and Tigr families, BMP-2M, S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and Iskander-M and Yars launch systems were presented in the mechanized column.
President Vladimir Putin in his speech stressed that “in Russia, the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland is sacred, we keep it in our hearts.”
“We pay tribute to the members of the Resistance who bravely fought against Nazism, to the soldiers of the allied armies of the USA, Great Britain and other states. We remember and honor the feat of the Chinese soldiers in the battle against Japanese militarism. I am convinced that the experience of solidarity and partnership during the years of fighting a common threat is our invaluable heritage. A strong support right now, when an irreversible movement towards a more just multipolar world based on the principles of trust and indivisible security, equal opportunities for the original and free development of all countries and peoples is gaining momentum.
Together with the veterans, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were present in the stands along with the veterans.
“It is very important that the leaders of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States have gathered here in Moscow today. I see in this a grateful attitude to the feat of our ancestors: they fought together and won together – all the peoples of the USSR contributed to the common Victory. We will always remember this,” Putin stressed.
Source: Rosbalt
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