The
rehearsal involved 127 aircraft and helicopters, and over
150 items of past and present arms, which are to roll and
fly over Red Square on May 9. The parade has been timed
to a second and will last exactly 73 minutes. This timeline
will be observed on May 9, too.
The first to enter the improvised Red Square were over 10,000
marching troops. They were followed by legendary T-34 tanks,
SU-100 self-propelled gun mounts, surface-to-air missile
systems and heavy flame-throwers. As many as 127 fixed-
and rotary-wing aircraft of the Russian Air Force flew above,
including the renowned Swifts and Russian Knights aerobatic
teams. The world’s largest mass-produced MI-26 helicopters
will take part in the parade for the first time.
The parade will not be limited to Moscow alone: at 10 a.m.
Moscow time on May 9, more than 60 Russian cities will hold
similar events.
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