Vladimir Putin attended a military parade marking the 74th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.
Thirty-five marching military bands and over 130 units of modern military equipment took part in the parade. Overall, more than 13,000 service personnel were engaged.
The parade was traditionally opened by the drummer company of the Moscow Military Music School.
The mechanised column of the parade involved the legendary T-34 tank, Taifun armoured vehicles, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-82A and BTR-MDM armoured personnel carriers, Terminator tank support armoured fighting vehicles, Yars missile system launchers, S-400 air defence missile system, Pantsir-S1 gun-missile air defence systems and other equipment.
The music at the parade was provided by the combined military orchestra of the Moscow Military Garrison.
Thirty-five marching military bands and over 130 units of modern military equipment took part in the parade. Overall, more than 13,000 service personnel were engaged.
The parade was traditionally opened by the drummer company of the Moscow Military Music School.
The mechanised column of the parade involved the legendary T-34 tank, Taifun armoured vehicles, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-82A and BTR-MDM armoured personnel carriers, Terminator tank support armoured fighting vehicles, Yars missile system launchers, S-400 air defence missile system, Pantsir-S1 gun-missile air defence systems and other equipment.
The music at the parade was provided by the combined military orchestra of the Moscow Military Garrison.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, dear veterans,
Soldiers and seamen, sergeants and master sergeants, warrant officers and chief warrant officers, officers, generals and admirals,
Congratulations on Victory Day, the day of our pride and grief, our boundless gratitude to the defenders of the Fatherland who crushed Nazism.