A Victory Day military parade was held in Red Square on May 9 to commemorate 67 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
A Victory Day military parade was held in Red Square on May 9 to commemorate 67 years since victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
The parade was reviewed by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.
President Vladmir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended the parade.
“We have a great moral right to persist in our stance, in so much as it was our country that took upon itself the main thrust of Nazism and met the enemy with heroic resistance, determining the course of the war,” Putin said, addressing the parade.
The parade involved the traditional pass-in-review by army personnel and over 100 pieces of military hardware.
More than 14,000 personnel marched in Red Square.
A military band was playing marches.
T-90 main battle tanks.
Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile launchers.
Helicopters carrying military flags flew above Red Square in the final part of the parade.
A total of 1,500 WWII veterans were invited to attend the parade.
WWII veterans in Red Square.
WWII veterans in Red Square.
