Russia displays military might at parade
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RUSSIA yesterday staged a grandiose military parade through Moscow’s Red Square as part of nationwide celebrations to mark 71 years since the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
Some 10,000 troops, tanks and nuclear missile systems swept across Red Square’s cobblestones in front of President Vladimir Putin, senior officials and a handful of war veterans.
Putin addressed the troops, congratulating them on a holiday that traditionally unites Russians across political divides.
Putin also took the opportunity to call for the international community to unite in the fight against global terrorism.
“We must overcome this evil, and Russia is open to uniting forces with other states, it is ready to work on the creation of a modern, non-aligned international security system,” Putin said.
The parade on Red Square also saw military aircraft, including Su-35 fighter jets Russia uses in its bombing campaign in war-torn Syria, swoop over Moscow in a resounding fly-by.
A smaller-scale parade was held on Russia’s Hmeimim airbase in Syria, where Moscow is conducting air strikes it says are aimed at extremist groups like the Islamic State.
After the parade on Red Square, thousands of Muscovites marched through the Russian capital clutching flowers and portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II in a Kremlin-backed campaign known as the “Immortal Regiment.”
Putin led the procession, holding a portrait of his father Vladimir.
Police said some 400,000 people took part in the march and that more locals were joining the rally.
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