After the parade, Putin, jointly with veterans, will
honor the memory of those fallen in World War II, laying wreaths to the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier.
MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. Russia is marking Victory Day on Monday, May 9; 71 years ago, the German Instrument of Surrender was signed in a Berlin suburb.
Moscow and other Russian cities will host military parades and festive events; flowers and wreaths will be laid to memorials in various parts of the world, and many countries will host the Immortal Regiment events.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will in the morning
attend the Victory Parade on Moscow’s downtown Red Square. Putin will address
Russian nationals. He will be accompanied by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, as
well as representatives of the presidential administration and government.
The parade, to start at 10:00 a.m. Moscow Time, will
involve about 10,000 people. Then 135 items of military hardware will pass
along the square. And then 71 aircraft and helicopters will fly above downtown
Moscow.
After the parade, Putin, jointly with veterans, will
honor the memory of those fallen in World War II, laying wreaths to the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier. Later, the Kremlin will host a solemn reception.
The Immortal Regiment public event was first held in the
Siberian city of Tomsk in 2012. In 2013, it was already held in 120 cities, and
in 2014, in 500 cities and towns in seven countries. The action officially
became all-Russian since 2015.
The event is a demonstration during which people carry
photographs of their relatives who participated in the Second World War. It is
timed to the Victory Day and is held in Russia and other countries.
This year, it will be held in hundreds of Russian
inhabited localities and in over 50 other countries, including the United
States, European countries, Ukraine. More than 12 million people are expected
to take part in the event.
Source: ITAR-TASS 09-05-2016
