The 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade that took place in

Red Square Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːətʲ) is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Owing to its historical significance and the adjacent historical build ...

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on 9 May 2018 to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in

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on the Eastern Front, on the same day as the signing of the German act of capitulation to the Allies in

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, at midnight of 9 May 1945 (Russian time).

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delivered his fifteenth holiday address to the nation after the parade inspection presided over by

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General of the Army

Sergey Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...

Significance and events

This year's parade also marked the centennial year since the 1918 foundation of the

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. This year for the first time, in the Victory Day parade in Moscow, it was planned that armored vehicles from the

during the

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would be to take part in the parade mobile column, the planned appearance was called off, and the 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment's 1st Honor Guard Company took part in the

exhibition drill Exhibition drill is a variant of drill that involves complex marching sequences which usually deviate from drill used in the course of ordinary parades. Teams performing exhibition drill are often affiliated with military units, but the scope of ...

segment of the parade together with a

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from the

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, the first time it had been done since the parade of 2007 and a recent tradition which began in the 2001 parade. Originally, for the first time since 2002, cadets from the Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were not to take part in the Victory Day parade in Moscow, while EMERCOM detachments continued to march past in other major parades nationwide, however, the decision was rescinded. New military vehicles in the parade include the

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A pair of Russia's 5th-generation

Su-57 The Sukhoi Su-57 (russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (russian: ПАК ФА, russian: label=short for, Перспе� ...

fighter jets flew for the first time over Red Square, together with two MiG-31s armed with Kinzhal air-to-surface missiles. For the third consecutive year, the parade included a composite ceremonial female battalion from the Military University of the Ministry of Defense, the Military Academy of Material and Technical Support, and the Military Space Academy. Israeli Prime Minister

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and Serbian President

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were both present during the parade as the main foreign guests.

Preparatory activities

Beginning in December 2017, preparations for the parade were well attended at the unit level. Individual unit practices were held in the various military installations for all the participating units in the national and local parades. Unit practices within Moscow Oblast itself started in early March in the Alabino field and other locations before the full-blown parade practice run-throughs for all the participating units will commence later in the month. All parade practice runs began on 24 March 2018 in the Alabino training range with the first practice run through for the ground column, kicking off the 2-month long national preparations for the 73rd Victory Day, and will last even until the middle of April when the runs on Red Square for the national parade itself will start, ending with a final general combined practice run of the parade in early May in the morning. From the 1st week up to the 3rd week of April, the Alabino military training center serves as the parade training ground for the estimated 14,000 military personnel in attendance for the Moscow parade, plus more than 135 vehicles and 78 aircraft. The air flypast column began their training flights on 9 April 2018.

Timeline for preparatory activities in Moscow

* 24 March towards 6 April – beginning of parade practice runs in

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Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...

* 2nd up to the 3rd week of April – General practice run-through in the Alabino training field, including a flypast * 4th week of April until 2 days before Victory Day - practice runs in Red Square right up to the general practice run ** 26–30 April, 2–6 May – evening parade practice run-throughs ** 4–5 May – Air flypast practice runs ** 6 May – the general practice run at 10 am MST

Full order of the 2018 parade

Bold indicates first appearance, ''italic'' indicates multiple appearances, ''Bold and italic'' indicate returning appearance, all indicated unless otherwise noted. * '' General of the Army

Sergey Shoigu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, ; tyv, Сергей Күжүгет оглу Шойгу, translit=Sergey Kyzhyget oglu Shoygu, . (russian: Сергей Кужугетович Шойгу; born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician who has served as ...

, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation'' (parade inspector) *''

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Oleg Salyukov Oleg Leonidovich Salyukov (russian: Олег Леонидович Салюков; born 21 May 1955) is an Army General and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces. He was appointed to the post in May 2014. He was promoted to ...

, Commander-in-Chief of the

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'' (parade commander)

''Military Bands''

* Massed Military Bands of the Armed Forces under the direction of the Senior Director of Music of the Military Bands Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, ''Colonel Timofey Mayakin'' * Corps of Drums of the

Ground Column

* ''

154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment serves as the official honor guard regiment of the Russian Armed Forces and serves as the main honor guard unit of the armed forces, stationed in Moscow. Aside from being the honor guar ...

Colour Guard'' * ''Honour Guard Company of the 1st Honor Guard Battalion, 154th PICR'' * ''

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'' * ''

Nakhimov Naval School The Nakhimov Naval School (russian: Нахимовское военно-морское училище) or Nakhimov School (russian: Нахимовское училище) is a form of military education for teenagers introduced in the Soviet Unio ...

'' * Moscow National Guard Presidential Cadets School (first appearance)Московский казачий кадетский корпус имени М.А. Шолохова
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'') * ''Moscow National Pensions School Cadet Corps'' * ''

Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation The Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a military academy in Moscow which provides graduate education for officers of the Russian Armed Forces. The full name reads: ''The Combined Academies Order of Lenin Order ...

'' * ''

Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation () is a Russian military university operated by the Ministry of Defense of Russia (MOD). It is located on 14 Bol'shaya Sadovaya Street in Moscow. Since October 2017, the ...

'' * Military Academy of the Armed Forces Air Defense Branch "Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky" (first appearance) * '' Military Logistics Academy "General of the Army A. V. Khrulev"'' * '' Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy'' * ''Military Space Academy "

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"'' * ''Baltic Naval Institute "Admiral

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"'' (returning) * ''Black Sea Higher Naval Military Institute "Admiral

Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов, ; – ) was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (1 ...

"'' (returning) * '' 336th Independent Guards Biaystok Marine Brigade of the

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'' * '' 61st Kirkinesskaya Red Banner Marine Brigade of the

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'' * '' Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces'' * ''

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"Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov" * ''

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'' * Moscow Military Police Battalion (first appearance) * '' Engineering Forces, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence and Control Military Academy "Marshal of the Soviet Union

Semyon Timoshenko Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (russian: link=no, Семён Константи́нович Тимоше́нко, ''Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko''; uk, Семе́н Костянти́нович Тимоше́нко, ''Semen Kostiantyno ...

"'' * ''29th and 38th Independent Railway Brigades of the

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'' * ''

Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations The Civil Defence Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (russian: Академия гражданской защиты МЧС России; АГЗ МЧС России) is a state institution for the training of highly qualifie ...

'' * ''

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of the National Guard Forces Command, Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation "

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"'' * '' Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation'' * ''

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"Mikhail Kalinin"'' * '' 4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division "Yuri Andropov"'' * ''

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"60th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the formation of the USSR"'' * ''

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"''

Mobile Column

* ''

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'' medium tank * AM1 all-terrain vehicle (AM: Армейский Мотовездеход - "Army all-terrain vehicle") with 6P41 Pecheneg general purpose machine gun (

45th Guards Independent Reconnaissance Brigade The 45th Guards Spetsnaz ( Special Purpose) Detached Brigade (russian: 45-я отдельная гвардейская бригада специального назначения (45-я ОБр СпН); Military Unit Number 28337) is a special re ...

) * '' GAZ-233114 "Tigr-M"'' infantry mobility vehicle (

) * '' GAZ-233114 "Tigr-M"'' with Arbalet-DM remote weapon station mounting a Kord heavy machine gun (

) * '' Kornet D/EM'' mobile ATGM system on the GAZ-233116 "Tigr-M" chassis (

) * '' Kamaz 53949 Typhoon-K'' light MRAP (Russian military police) * '' Ural Typhoon'' MRAP (Russian military police) * ''BMP

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'' IFV (27th Independent Guards "Sevastopol" Motorized Rifle Brigade) * ''

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'' infantry fighting vehicle (27th Independent Guards "Sevastopol" Motorized Rifle Brigade) * '' T-14'' main battle tank ( 2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division) * ''

T-72 The T-72 is a family of Soviet/Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. The T-72 was a development of the T-64, which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks h ...

B3M (T-72B4)'' modernized main battle tank ( 2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division) *

armored support combat vehicle ( 2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division) * '' BTR-MDM "Rakushka"'' APC (

106th Guards Tula Airborne Division The 106th Guards Tula Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Airborne Division, more generally referred to as the Tula Division, is one of the four airborne divisions of the Russian Airborne Troops The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушн� ...

) * ''

BMD-4 The BMD-4 (russian: Боевая Машина Десанта-4, Boyevaya Mashina Desanta-4, en, Combat Vehicle of the Airborne) is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) originating from post-Cold War Russia. Originally designated as the ...

M'' air-droppable IFV (

) * ''

2S35 Koalitsiya-SV The 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV (russian: 2С35 «Коалиция-СВ», translation="Coalition-SV") is a Russian self-propelled gun first seen in public (initially with its turret covered) in 2015 during rehearsals for the Moscow Victory Day Parade. T ...

'' tracked self-propelled howitzer (147th Guards "Simferopol" Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment) * '' 2S19 Msta-S'' tracked self-propelled howitzer (147th Guards "Simferopol" Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment) * ''

9K720 Iskander The 9K720 Iskander (russian: «Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system produced and deployed by the Russian military. The missile systems () are to replace the obsolete OTR-21 ''Toc ...

'' mobile tactical ballistic missile system (112th Guards "Novorossiysk" MRL Brigade) * ''

BM-30 Smerch The BM-30 ''Smerch'' ( rus, Смерч, "tornado", "whirlwind"), 9K58 Smerch or 9A52-2 Smerch-M is a heavy self-propelled 300 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system is intended to defeat personnel, armore ...

'' mobile MRL system (112th Guards "Novorossiysk" MRL Brigade) * ''

Buk-M2 The Buk (russian: link=no, "Бук"; "beech" (tree), ) is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise mis ...

'' mobile tracked SAM system (6th Independent Tank Brigade) * '' Tor-M2U'' SAM complex on tracked chassis ( 6th Independent Tank Brigade) * ''TTM-1901-40'' snowmobile with 6P41 Pecheneg general purpose machine gun * '' Tor-M2DT'' point-defense SAM system on tracked '' Vityaz'' chassis ( 80th Independent (Arctic) Motor Rifle Brigade) * ''

Pantsir-S1 The Pantsir (russian: Панцирь, translation="Carapace") missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Starting with the Pantsir-S1 (russian: Панцирь-С1, NATO r ...

'' mobile SAM system on wheeled chassis (93rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment) * ''

S-400 The S-400 Triumf (russian: link=no, C-400 Триумф – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile, surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russ ...

'' SAM launch system on 5P85SM2-01 transporter-erector launcher (93rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment) * Uran-6 unmanned mine-clearing vehicle *

Uran-9 The Uran-9 is a tracked unmanned combat ground vehicle (UCGV) developed and produced by JSC 766 UPTK (currently by Kalashnikov Concern), and promoted and offered by Rosoboronexport for the international market. According to a release by Rosoboro ...

unmanned ground combat vehicle An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground and without an onboard human presence. UGVs can be used for many applications where it may be inconvenient, dangerous, or impossible to have a human op ...

* Katran unmanned tactical surveillance helicopter * Korsar unmanned aerial vehicle * Patrul-A MRAP (

National Guard of Russia The National Guard of the Russian Federation (russian: Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации , translit = Federal'naya sluzhba voysk natsional'noy gvard ...

, National Guard Forces Command) * Ural-VV MRAP (

, National Guard Forces Command) * ''

RS-24 Yars The RS-24 Yars (РС-24 Ярс– ракета стратегическая (strategic missile)) - modification 24) also known as RT-24 Yars or Topol'-MR (russian: PC-24 «Ярс», NATO reporting name: SS-29 or SS-27 Mod 2) is a Russian MIRV-e ...

'' ICBM on 15U175M wheeled transporter-erector launcher (54th Guards Rocket Division) * ''UAZ-23632-148-64'' pickup truck with Kord and Pecheneg machine guns as escort for RS-24 (54th Guards Rocket Division) * ''

VPK-7829 Bumerang The VPK-7829 Bumerang (russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is a modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed by Russian Military Industrial Company (MIC) for the Russian army. It is not cur ...

'' wheeled APC

Air Fly Past Column

* ''1 Mil

Mi-26 The Mil Mi-26 (russian: link=no, Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest and most po ...

'' * ''4 Mil Mi-8AMTSh'' * ''4

Mil Mi-28 The Mil Mi-28 ( NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Russian all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mi ...

from the

Berkuts The Berkuts (English: Golden eagles) are a Soviet and later Russian aerobatic performance demonstrator team connected with the Russian Air Force. History The Berkuti were founded as a helicopter aerobatic team in 1992 and used first four, la ...

'' * ''4

Kamov Ka-52 The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (russian: Чёрная акула, translit=Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark, NATO reporting name: Hokum A) is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of th ...

'' * ''4

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'' * ''1

Tupolev Tu-160 The Tupolev Tu-160 (russian: Туполев Ту-160 Белый лебедь, translit=Belyj Lebeď, translation=White Swan; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Des ...

'' * ''4 Tupolev Tu-22M3'' * ''1

Antonov An-124 The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (; russian: Антонов Ан-124 Руслан, , Ruslan; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrain ...

'' * ''3

Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-76; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau. It was first planned as a com ...

MD'' * ''3

Tupolev Tu-95 The Tupolev Tu-95 (russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the ...

MS'' * ''1

Ilyushin Il-78 The Ilyushin Il-78 (russian: Илью́шин Ил-78; NATO reporting name Midas) is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter. Design and development The Soviet Union's first dedicated t ...

and 1

'' * ''6

Mikoyan MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG ...

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Sukhoi Su-24M The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, all-weather attack aircraft developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, twin-engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for its crew of two. It was ...

'' * ''6 Mikoyan MiG-31'' * ''4 Sukhoi Su-34'' * 2

Sukhoi Su-57 The Sukhoi Su-57 (russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a Twinjet, twin-engine stealth Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (russian: ПАК ФА, russ ...

(first appearance) * ''4 Sukhoi Su-34'', ''4

Sukhoi Su-30 The Sukhoi Su-30 (russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter ...

'' and ''2 Sukhoi Su-35S'' * ''

SM and

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Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Sovi ...

'' * 2 Mikoyan MiG-31K with

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (in Russian: Х-47М2 Кинжал, "Dagger", NATO reporting name Killjoy) is a Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-surface missile. It has a claimed range of more than , Mach 12 speed (2.5 mi/s), and ...

s (first appearance)

Other parades

As per tradition, 27 other Russian major cities (

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

and

Kerch Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of t ...

in Crimea) held their commemorative parades on that day (some of them including flypasts), and joint civil-military parades are to be hosted by 50 other towns and cities nationwide. Similar celebrations were held in almost all the former republics of the Soviet Union.

Gallery

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with Serbian President

and Israeli Prime Minister

. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 24.jpg, Vladimir Putin delivering his holiday address. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 19.jpg, Russian Defense Minister

. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 70.jpg, 6 Sukhoi Su-25s displaying color smoke of the Russian Flag File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 43.jpg, National Guard Troops. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 33.jpg, Cadets of the

Moscow Suvorov Military School The Moscow Suvorov Military School (MsSVU) is a military educational institution of secondary education of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. It was the first of the Suvorov Military Schools founded in the Soviet Union. History The Moscow Suvo ...

. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 39.jpg,

File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 29.jpg, Troops of the 154th Independent Commandants Regiment during the parade. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 42.jpg, Cadets of the Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. File:2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 09.jpg, The massed bands.

References

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Moscow Victory Day Parade The Moscow Victory Day Parade ( rus, Парад Победы в Москве, r= Parad Pobedy v Moskve) refers to the annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow's Red Square on May 9 during the Victory Day celebrations. The ...

May 2018 events in Russia

Significance and events

Preparatory activities

Timeline for preparatory activities in Moscow

Full order of the 2018 parade

''Military Bands''

Ground Column

Mobile Column

Air Fly Past Column

Other parades

Gallery

See also

References