Russia rolled out its latest military hardware on Moscow's Red Square for the annual parade to mark Soviet victory over the Nazis as President Vladimir Putin begins his fourth Kremlin term. Not one country faced such an invasion," Putin said in a speech as veterans and some 13,000 troops marched past in a perfectly choreographed military spectacle marking 73 years since victory in World War II. Much of the new military equipment on display has been tested out in Syria, the defence ministry said. For the first time, the parade included drones, as well as a de-mining robot used by the military in Syria's Palmyra and Aleppo and an unmanned tank. Around 1.6 million people recognised as World War II veterans are still alive in Russia, the labour ministry said.

Source: dna May 09, 2018 07:52 UTC