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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Russia’s Victory Day celebrations Saturday May 09,2015

 
Apart from President Xi Jinping and President Pranab Mukherjee, prominent leaders attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations included Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev and Egyptian President Abdel Fateh Al- Sisi.

President Pranab Mukherjee is one of an estimated 25 international heads of state and government expected to attend Russia’s victory day parade in the Red Square, commemorating 70 years of the defeat of Hitler’s army

The parade, which is held on May 9 every year to commemorate the end of the Second World War, will mark its 70th anniversary this year 2015
The V Day parade in Red Square, Moscow, is a chance for the country to showcase its formidable defensive powers
In a display of military force, Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day parade that started at 10.00 (07.00 GMT) today
Soviet SU-100 tank destroyers drive during the Victory Day parade - Russia used the event to highlight its formidable military defence
Russian Kurganets-25 armoured personnel carriers drive during the country's show of strength at the Victory Day parade - they are fitted with guns that are controlled remotely by the crew and can be fitted with larger cannons 
Russian Typhoon-U all-terrain armoured vehicles with enhanced protection are shown off in the V Day parade in Moscow
Russian BUK-M2/SA-17 Grizzly medium-range battlefield surface-to-air missile system on show during the parade in Moscow
A Russian strategic ballistic missile RS-24 Yars launching vehicle is watched on by serviceman as it moves through Red Square

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the parade
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the parade that was snubbed by many leading world nations




The Indian Army is also sending a 70-member contingent of the Nine Grenadiers to march along with the Red Army and a contingent of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army at Moscow’s Red Square.
The 75-member contingent has been practising at an army facility outside Moscow since April 25, and will be part of 10 militaries, including Russia’s Red Army and China’s PLA, to take part in the May 9 parade

The commemoration event has also seen the emergence of the RIC (Russia-India-China) bloc at a time the West has not only shunned President Putin’s grand parade, but imposed major financial sanctions on Russia

Indian Army personnel march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow on Saturday
Indian Army personnel march during the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow on Saturday
Soldiers dressed in the uniform of the Great Patriotic War period march through Moscow on the day of celebration 
Russian servicemen march, looking resplendent in their uniform, salute and march through Moscow
The event was a chance for Russia to show off its military power at a time when relations with the West have hit new lows
 People march through central Moscow holding aloft pictures of World War Two soldiers in remembrance 

As people march through central Moscow, they hold aloft pictures of World War Two soldiers in remembrance 

A boy inspects a billboard showing a winking Russian President Vladimir Putin and a bear as well as a T-shirt that reads: 'I'm a friend of Putin' at Victory Park ahead of celebrations
A boy inspects a billboard showing a winking Russian President Vladimir Putin and a bear as well as a T-shirt that reads: 'I'm a friend of Putin' at Victory Park ahead of celebrations
Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi Germany in World War II, Saturday, May 9, 2015
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