MINSK, 7 May (BelTA) - The dress rehearsal for the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War was held near the Minsk Hero City monument on 6 May, BelTA has learned.
More than 4,000 people will take part in the military parade on 9 May. These are motorized riflemen, paratroopers, communication officers, cadets of the Military Academy, military faculties, cadets of the Academy of the Internal Affairs Ministry, border guards, employees of the Emergencies Ministry, OMON and the Investigative Committee. The parade will also feature students of the Suvorov school and cadet schools. Military from the friendly countries will also take part in the parade. These will be military from Russia, China and a number of the CIS countries.
The parade will also feature more than 220 units of hardware. These are both modern and modernized vehicles. Legendary T-34 tanks will lead the mechanized column. The Polonez missile system, the Iskander operational-tactical missile system and the S-400 Triumf long- and medium-range air defense missile systems will also be on display.
The parade will kick off at 20.30 on 9 May. The flypast will feature 39 aircraft (12 helicopters and 27 planes).
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