Russia solemnly held a military parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day...

The military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism was presided over by Russian President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin. At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, General Secretary To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, paid an official visit to Russia and attended the celebration.

General Secretary To Lam and a number of world leaders attended the ceremony, including General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping; President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro; President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko...

President Vladimir Putin and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping with delegates on the podium.

General Secretary To Lam and his wife at the 80th Victory Day Celebration on Red Square.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

The ceremony was attended by a large number of veterans and people.

After the bell tolled at exactly 10 o'clock (Moscow time) from the Kremlin clock tower, the parade officially began. The parade began with the procession of the Russian flag and the Victory Banner into Red Square.

After the bell rang at exactly 10 o'clock (Moscow time) from the Kremlin clock tower, the parade officially began.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin delivers a speech on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day.

In a speech lasting about 10 minutes, President Vladimir Putin declared that Victory Day celebrated in Russia is the most important holiday. President Putin emphasized that the feat of the Soviet people decided the outcome of the war against fascism. The courage of Soviet soldiers decided the outcome of World War II. The Nazi offensive was defeated by the unity of the Soviet people.

President Putin affirmed that Russia always remembers the lessons of the Great Patriotic War and will never accept the distortion of this event. The Russian leader noted that the Russian Federation will remain an unbreakable barrier for those who support fascism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism.

“Russia will remember the merits of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and admire their love for the Fatherland. Russia will rely on the achievements of our ancestors and the unity of our people to make the country strong in the future,” President Putin affirmed.

President Putin announced a minute of silence to commemorate those who died in the Great Patriotic War.

"Glory to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War!", President Putin ended his speech to the soldiers' shouts of "Ura".

This was followed by cannon fire to the Russian national anthem. Then came the grand military parade.

View of the parade in Red Square.

In particular, this year, Russia invited the armies of 13 countries with friendly relations with Russia to participate in the parade on Red Square, including: Egypt, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Mongolia, Laos, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Vietnam's participation in the parade on Red Square contributes to affirming its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification, demonstrating Vietnam's responsibility in building and maintaining an environment of peace, stability, cooperation and development.

With the heroic music, the marching group of the Vietnam People's Army demonstrated majesty, bravery and iron discipline - the values that have made our Army strong throughout the 80 years of building, fighting and growing. The Vietnam People's Army delegation, together with the Russian army and other countries, marched on Red Square, creating a beautiful image of military cooperation and international solidarity.

More than 11,500 servicemen and more than 183 units of military equipment took part in the parade on Red Square, including models of equipment from the Great Patriotic War as well as modern models. The T-34 tank appeared first. In addition, there were T-90M, T-72B3M and T-80BVM tanks, T-34-85. The Giatsint-K 152mm wheeled self-propelled artillery systems and Malva self-propelled guns, as well as the Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system and the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower system, made their debut on Red Square.

The parade groups across Red Square included regiments, battalions and companies by type and service, blocks of famous military academies such as Suvorov, Nakhimov, the Young Army group, women's servicemen, Cossacks and a general military orchestra.

Some pictures at the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day over Fascism:

The car carrying Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov entered Red Square to inspect the forces participating in the parade and receive a report from Russian Army Commander Oleg Salyukov - the parade commander.

Image of the parade in Red Square to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day over fascism.

The Vietnam People's Army delegation participated in the parade. The Vietnam People's Army delegation marched in 8th place among the international forces.