The Kremlin Regiment, also called the Presidential Regiment, is a unique Russian military regiment, which ensures the security of the Kremlin, its treasures and state officials and has the status of a special unit. To become a member of the regiment, a servicemember needs to be at least 190 cm tall.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival. Moscow, Russia.
As part of the performance, the regiment demonstrated elements of drill training, cavalry mouting and use of weapons.
One of the world’s largest military music festivals – Spasskaya Tower – will kick off in Moscow on August 26. The Presidential Regiment will participate in the show.
For the week Moscow’s Red Square will be transformed into a stage for some of the world’s best military and classical musicians performing live for an audience of thousands near the Kremlin’s iconic Spasskaya Tower.
More than 1,500 performers from 40 countries have taken part in the festival since it was launched 10 years ago.
Yevgeny Nikitin, the conductor of the Presidential Band, seen here during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
The Presidential Regiment maintains a guard of honor at the Eternal Flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the Red Square.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
The regiment is housed in the historic Kremlin Arsenal.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
In 2016, the Guard Mounting featured the first woman officer to serve in the cavalry squadron, the first time this had happened in a guard changing ceremony.
Servicemen of the Presidential Regiment during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
The conductor of the Presidential Band during the Horse Guard mounting ceremony as part of preparations for the Spasskaya Tower festival.
