Mongolian soldiers to march at Moscow’s Victory Day Parade www.news.mn
Every year, Russia marks the end of the World War II with a great military parade of national pride in Moscow. The parade takes place on the very day on the signing of the German act of unconditional surrender to the victorious Allies in Berlin, precisely at midnight on 9 May 1945 (Russian time). This year, it will commemorate the 75th Diamond Jubilee.
For the special event, Mongolia will send 80 soldiers to Moscow to participating in the Russian military parade. The decision was announced at Cabinet meeting on 4 March.
Mongolian President Kh.Battulga has confirmed that he too will attend the Victory Day celebration in Moscow.
In addition to troops from the Russian Armed Forces, contingents from 20 foreign countries will also be on parade, groups from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as contingents from China, India, Serbia, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland.
For the first time, 20 examples of the latest armoured and aviation equipment, including the Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicles and the latest S-300V4 and S-350 air defense systems, will take part in the parade which will involve 1,250 bandsmen, an estimated 16,000 personnel in the ground column, 4,500 in the mobile column of around 250 plus vehicles, and 600 air crew personnel for the 80-strong flypast.
Published Date:2020-03-05