Russia holds Red Square military parade to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War.
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, May 9 (Reporter Geng Pengyu, Chen Ting) To commemorate the 78th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, Russia held a military parade on the Red Square in Moscow on the 9th. Russian Defense Minister shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Russian Federation armed forces Oleg Saliukov reviewed the teams by car. Russian President Vladimir Putin attended and delivered a speech.
In his speech, Putin said that for Russians, the memory of the defenders of the motherland is sacred and will be remembered. "We pay tribute to the countries that bravely fought Nazism and to the allied soldiers of the United States, Britain and other countries. We commemorate and cherish the memory of China soldiers’ feat of fighting Japanese militarism. ".
On May 9, in Vladivostok, Russia, naval soldiers participated in the military parade. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Feizhou)
Putin said that the experience of uniting and fighting against common threats over the years is a valuable legacy of Russia and a strong support for the current establishment of a fair and just multipolar world. The development of a multipolar world based on the principles of trust, indivisibility of security and independent and free development of all nations is becoming an irreversible trend. Like most people in the world, Russia wants to see a peaceful, free and stable future.
Putin stressed that it is very important for leaders of CIS countries to gather in Moscow today to express their gratitude to their ancestors. They fought side by side and won a common victory. People of all ethnic groups in the Soviet Union have contributed to this.
On May 9, in Vladivostok, Russia, soldiers participated in the military parade. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Feizhou)
It is reported that about 10,000 soldiers, 125 pieces of modern weapons and military technical equipment participated in the parade, and T-34 tanks, BTR-82 armored vehicles, "boomerang" armored vehicles, "iskander -M" missile systems, S-400 air defense missile systems, "Jarls" missile systems and other weapons and equipment all appeared.
Belarusian President Lukashenko, Kazakh President Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Zhaparov, Tajik President rakhmon, Uzbek President Mirziyoev, Turkmen President Berdymukhamedov and Armenian Prime Minister Pacheny Yang watched the Red Square parade with Russian President Putin.
On June 24, 1945, the Soviet Union held its first military parade in Red Square to commemorate the victory of the Great Patriotic War. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, since 1995, Russia has held a military parade and a series of celebrations on the Victory Day of the Great Patriotic War on May 9 every year.
On May 9, in Vladivostok, Russia, soldiers participated in the military parade. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Feizhou)
On May 9, people watched the military parade in Vladivostok, Russia. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Feizhou)
On May 9, in Vladivostok, Russia, tank formations participated in the military parade. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Feizhou)