Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine are reflected in the parade on Victory Day. The fighters fly over the Red Square in the form of the letter “Z” of the “special mission” symbol. The townspeople are allowed to watch the parade from a considerable distance.
Moscow
Victory Day the parade will march this year in Moscow less than last year, but the layman would not notice it if he did not know.
The general rehearsal of the parade was held in Moscow on Saturday morning in the same way as on a holiday next Monday.
The forces of the Russian armed forces with their various branches – soldiers, cadets of military schools, members of the youth army, National Guards and even Cossacks – seemed endless enough as they marched along the Red River along the banks of the Moscow River, accompanied by drumming.
According to the Ministry of Defense, 11,000 people will take part in the march this year, compared to a thousand more last year. After the soldiers, armor and other military equipment flooded the streets of the center.
The hose was led by a Soviet medium-heavy tanker, the T-34, which was part of the Soviet Army’s main equipment during World War II. More modern equipment, such as Armata and Proryv tanks, followed.
In Moscow, 11,000 representatives of the Russian armed forces and its various branches will take part in the leg march of the Victory Day parade.
Russian for the army, the parade is an important place of display, the importance of which has only grown for the president Vladimir Putin during the reign. In Moscow, different parts of the parade have been rehearsed for many days.
There will be 131 units of military equipment in the parade this time, more than 190 last year. 77 aircraft and helicopters will take part.
There is no such thing as an event for the common people in the parade on Victory Day. The streets have been closed to many places and the townspeople have been fenced to follow the parade from a considerable distance.
Only invited guests are allowed on the red square. The townspeople who came to the city to observe the parade were herded by numerous police and National Guards.
Vehicles carrying missiles and other military equipment rolled from the Red Square into the streets of central Moscow as part of the Victory Day parade.
A Muscovite couple, retired Marija Zozo and a businessman Aleksandr Štalenkov followed by a parade of herbal ribbons on her chest. The military parade that looks like them is perfect for spending the day.
“The location of our country is such that in order to survive, we have always had to fight with someone. Like our tsar Alexander III said, Russia has two reliable allies – the military and the navy, ”Zozo said. “The military guarantees our safety.”
Zozo said he considered the war in Ukraine a major disaster.
“Born and raised in the Soviet Union, I have not paid attention to anyone’s ethnic origin or nationality. We grew up with a sense of friendship between peoples. I could never have believed that we were at war with Ukraine. ”
Marija Zozo and Aleksandr Štalenkov from Moscow watched the general rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on the banks of the Moskva River.
Zozolla wet eyes when talking about Ukraine.
“Unfortunately, everything is changing. Unfortunately, our Ukrainian brothers had strange thoughts: nationalist thoughts and this Nazism. ”
“For the third time since Napoleon and Hitler, we could not afford to wait until June for our country to be attacked.”
According to the spouse, Putin tried to resolve the problem peacefully through negotiations. He regrets that Putin’s security guarantees to NATO were not granted.
“We lost 27 million people in the Great Patriotic War. It’s about our safety so that it never happens again, ”says Štalenkov.
The father, who was listening next door, came after the interview to squeeze Zozo and Štalenkov’s hand in support of their views.
Many of the little boys were dressed in military honor in honor of the approaching victory day.
Russian the invasion of Ukraine, a “special military operation” that has lasted for more than two months, does not seem to disturb the celebration of Victory Day.
This is not the first time that Russians remember the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War II in the shadow of a more recent war.
The symbolism of Victory Day is dominated by the traditional traditional black-orange herring ribbon, but the current “special operation” is also featured in the parade.
Helicopters and fighters curving in the sky delighted the audience that followed the parade.
Muscovites photographed with their mobile phones with their hands upright as the fighters hurled into the sky. Along the Moscow River, the crowd shouted in delight at the roar and roar of the fighters.
Eight MiG-29SMT fighter jets flew over the Red Square in the form of the letter “Z” in the “special mission” logo. After that, a formation of fighters painted in the colors of the Russian flag appeared in the sky.
After the general exercise, the newspaper Kommersant reported that paratroopers who had fought in a “special operation” in Ukraine also took part in the parade.
Eight MiG-29SMT fighter jets flew over the Red Square in the form of the letter “Z” in the “special mission” logo.
The amount of air warfare equipment participating in the parade will be determined by the profits from the past years. 77 helicopters and planes will be involved this year.
Parade ended when the last group of fighters sprayed the white-blue-red colors of the Russian flag into the sky. The audience following the parade on the promenade burst into applause.
A lot of children had been brought to follow the parade. Fyodor Babichilla7, had a military stripe on his head, as did several other little boys.
He saw his father, a car mechanic Igor Babich with the parade for the first time alive. In the past, it has been viewed at home on television.
“The planes and tanks were the best. Everything was great, ”Fyodor Babitch described with satisfaction.
Igor Babitch said it was important for him to pass on to children memories of the war so that they could remember and understand what their grandfathers and grandfathers were fighting for and dying for.
Victory Day Parade will be held in 28 cities across Russia and the Crimea. Foreign leaders have not been invited to Victory Day this year.
Moscow car mechanic Igor Babich had brought his son Fyodor to watch the parade live for the first time. “The planes and tanks were the best. Everything was great, ”Fyodor Babitch described with satisfaction.
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