Also, more than 190 weapon systems and 76 aircraft are planned to be involved in the military parade.
MOSCOW, March 25.
/TASS/. Over 12,500 personnel will participate in the military parade on
Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the Soviet
Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, Russian
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday.
"Over 12,500
personnel, more than 190 weapon systems and 76 aircraft are planned to be
involved in the military parade in Moscow on May 9," the defense chief
said at the ministry’s board meeting.
The parade’s
mechanized column will include 35 types of new and modernized military
hardware, he specified.
Timely measures have
helped prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection among the personnel of
parade units, he said.
"This was
largely facilitated by the compliance with the established requirements: only
those who have been vaccinated and have COVID-19 antibodies are admitted to the
training and its provision," the defense chief said.
The preparations for
the May 9 military parade on Moscow’s Red Square "are in full swing,"
the defense minister said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
25-03-2021
