Military parade in Red Square – Onet.pl

 
  Photo: AFP
 
 
  Vladimir Putin
 
 
 

Russian President stressed that the Red Army and the Soviet people saved the homeland and decided the outcome of World War II. Putin stressed that Russia is grateful to the peoples of Britain, France and the United States, as well as anti-fascists of various countries for their contribution to the victory.

came to Moscow invited the leaders of 27 of the 68 states, including the presidents of China, India, South Africa, Egypt, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Serbia. There are also UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UNESCO chief Irina Bokova. Due to Russia’s role in the conflict in Ukraine vast majority of the leaders of Western countries did not accept an invitation from Putin’s Victory Day celebrations.

At the largest in the history of Russia the parade will be attended by more than 16.5 thousand. soldiers and officers, representing all kinds of French Armed Forces, and cadets and lecturers and students of academies, universities, institutes and military academies. Among the participants will also parade the soldiers and officers of Interior Ministry troops, the Ministry. Emergencies and State Border Service of the Federal Security Service.

Through the Red Square will travel more than 190 armored personnel carriers, combat vehicles, tanks, self-propelled guns and missile launchers. And above it will fly 143 combat aircraft and helicopters.

For the first time on such an occasion will be shown multihead missiles long-range ballistic on mobile launchers Jars RS-24, T-14 tanks, cannon, built on the same platform infantry combat vehicles T-15 and armored personnel carriers Kurganiec-25 self-propelled howitzers dwulufowe armato-Coalition-SW, armored vehicles landing BMD-4M , landing Rakuszka armored personnel carriers, armored personnel carriers boomerang, armored personnel carriers with six-wheel drive Typhoon-U (Ural) and mobile Kornet anti-tank rocket launchers-D (based on Tiger reconnaissance armored cars).

In the historical part of the parade will march the soldiers in uniforms from World War II, including the Cossacks. Red Square will drive the legendary T-34 tanks and self-propelled howitzers SU-100. Among the participants of this part of the parade will also units of the armed forces of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Serbia and Tajikistan.

(PG)