Today Russia held a military parade to celebrate Victory Day

The military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (May 9, 1945 - May 9, 2025) in Red Square began at 10:00 AM local time in Russia (2:00 PM, Vietnam time). The Kremlin announced that 29 national leaders and representatives would attend the parade, including General Secretary To Lam .

Russian military formations during a rehearsal in Moscow on May 7.

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According to Russian media, the event will begin with a procession of the Russian Federation flag and the Victory Banner. Following this, President Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in World War II.

At the parade, contingents of military personnel from Russia and 13 other countries (including Vietnam, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Tajikistan, China, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) will march through Red Square.

This will be followed by a display of military vehicles, accompanied by a performance by the Russian Aerospace Forces with Su-25 aircraft emitting smoke in the colors of the national flag. The display will also include MiG-29 fighters from the "Swallows" aerobatic team and Su-30SM fighters from the "Russian Knights" aerobatic team...

Earlier, on May 7th, Russia held a dress rehearsal for the military parade. The rehearsal included all the formations of the host country along with formations from 13 guest nations. The Vietnam People's Army delegation participating in the Victory Day parade at Red Square consisted of 68 official soldiers and 5 reserve soldiers from the Army Officer School 1.

Here are some photos from the dress rehearsal on May 7th:

Soviet-era T-34 tank

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T-80BVM tank

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Msta-S Self-Propelled Artillery

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The BTR-82A armored personnel carrier leads the convoy of armored vehicles.

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RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher

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The vehicle carrying the Geran-2 suicide drone.

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The Su-25 aircraft released smoke in the colors of the Russian flag.

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The formation consists of 4 MiG-29 fighters from the Strizhi (Swallows) aerobatic team and 5 Su-30SM fighters from the Russian Knights aerobatic team.

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