Russia shows off modern weapons during Victory Day parade

At 10:00 a.m. Moscow time on May 9, Russia held a military parade to celebrate its 77th anniversary. Day of victory over fascism during the Great Patriotic War.

This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech attracted special attention in the context of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. In his speech, Putin congratulated servicemen, veterans and the entire Russian people on Victory Day, and mentioned the causes of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Russia. Russia-Ukraine.

According to the original plan, 11,000 Russian servicemen, 131 weapons and 77 aircraft of all kinds participated in the parade on Red Square. However, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the air show was canceled due to weather reasons. According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the audience was able to admire the Russian weapons the most modern in the arsenal of the Russian army.

The legendary T-34-85 tank led the parade of the motor vehicle formation. This is the tank that became the symbol of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet people. Following is a formation of 10 multi-purpose armored fighting vehicles of the Typhoon-K and Typhoon-VDV series.

The formation of 10 T-72B3M tanks represents the current main battle force of the Russian tank-armored army. The lineup of 7 T-90 Proryv tanks and 3 T-14 Armata tanks represents the modern and promising generation of tanks of the Russian army.

In addition, the anti-aircraft missile system S-400 and other top weapons also appear in Red Square.

On the same day, the “Immortal Regiment” march will be held in many Russian cities. People bring pictures of relatives, generations of ancestors who died or participated in the Great Patriotic War.