This year's Victory Day Parade in Moscow apparently attracted considerable media attention in no small part due to the crisp and stylish uniforms of its female participants. But were their parade attires that different from those worn by servicewomen of other nations' militaries? Browse this gallery and find out.
A joint parade detachment of the Military University of Russia's Ministry of Defense take part in a Victory Day Parade at Red Square in Moscow. May 9, 2016.
Ethnic minorities female militia parade at Dien Bien Phu during official celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Vietnam's victory over France. May 7, 2014.
Female police officers participate in a military parade in Santiago on the 205th anniversary of Chile's independence. September 19, 2015.
Female members of the Indonesian armed forces stage a performance during Kartini Day celebration in Jakarta. April 22, 2013.
Mexican female paratroopers participate in a military parade held on the Independence Day in Mexico City. September 16, 2015.
Armenian female soldiers armed with machineguns and crossbows take part in a military parade commemorating the 20th anniversary of the nation independence. September 21, 2011.
A Greek army female soldier takes part in a military parade in Thessaloniki commemorating Greece's National 'Oxi' (No) Day. October 28, 2013.
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Female military cadets march through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. May 9, 2015.
Female cadets of the St.Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs participate in 2016 Victory Day Parade in St. Petersburg. May 9, 2016.
Female National Cadet Corps Commander N.M.R. Sanjana leads a march past during a full dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on August 13, 2012
Iranian policewomen participate in a parade during a graduation ceremony at the Police Academy in Tehran. 11 March 2006.
Participants of a military parade held in Voronezh on the 71st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. May 8, 2016.
Women dressed as female Vietcong soldiers participate in a military parade in Dien Bien Phu. May 7, 2014.
North Korean female soldiers march during a military parade held in Pyongyang on 100th birthday of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung in. April 15, 2012.
Venezuelan female soldiers participate in a parade during the celebration of Venezuela's Independence Day in Caracas. July 5, 2015.
A Mexican female soldier holding an antitank rocket launcher takes part in military parade during the celebration of the 201st anniversary of the country's independence at Constitution Square in Mexico City. September 16, 2011.
Drummers perform during the Festival of Ice Breakers, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and valor of the Polar Convoy veterans.
Female Amazonian native members of military-trained self-defense committees against guerrillas and drug traffickers stand in formation during a parade in the town of San Martin de Pagoa, 350 kilometers east from Lima in central Peru. September 19, 2013.
Female cadets of the St.Petersburg University of Ministry of Internal Affairs pose for a photograph during a rehearsal of the 2016 Victory Day Parade.
Participants of the 2016 Victory Day Parade in Kazan. May 9, 2016.
