The latest models of Russia's anti-aircraft missile systems, battlefield air defense systems, coastal defense missile launchers, remote-controlled mine-clearing vehicles, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles would be part of the parade, he said. "We didn't cancel the Red Square parade in 1941, so we won't cancel it now," Tkachev said, adding that the defense ministry had taken strict measures to ensure the health of the troops.ĭefense Minister Sergei Shoigu said no changes had been talked of yet, and more than 15,000 troops and 375 ground-based and aircraft hardware would be part of the parade in Red Square this year. Yuri Tkachev, a Russian military expert, said Russia will not cancel the parade. Meanwhile, performances scheduled to be held before April 10 at the military theater in Moscow have been canceled, but other performances related to the Victory Day are still being prepared for, according to the newspaper.
Russian mainstream newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta said that the defense ministry is still organizing soldiers for the parade.Īlthough Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree banning all public events in Moscow held indoors and all open-air gatherings attended by more than 50 people till April 10, Nezavisimaya Gazeta said the defense ministry did not seem to be influenced by the ban of the city government. President Vladimir Putin will preside over the annual parade to commemorate the Soviet Union's World War II victory over Nazi Germany.īut the spread of the novel coronavirus has raised questions over whether the parade will take place. Russia is still preparing for the upcoming Victory Day parade on May 9 despite the rapid rise of novel coronavirus cases in the country, Russian media reported on Sunday.
A Russian serviceman walks past S-400 missile air defense systems in Tverskaya Street before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, in central Moscow, April 29, 2019.
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