On May 9, Russia will hold a military parade to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow's Red Square. As a traditional activity to celebrate the victory day of the patriotic war, what are the highlights of this year's Red Square military parade? In the context of the current turbulent situation in Russia and Ukraine, Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, described that "we will continue to celebrate victory day. For Russia, victory day is the most sacred Festival". On May 7, 2022, Russia held a general rehearsal of the Red Square military parade to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the victory of the patriotic war. What are the highlights of the Red Square military parade? On June 24, 1945, the Soviet Union held its first military parade in red square to commemorate the victory of the patriotic war. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia has held a military parade and a series of celebrations on the victory day of the patriotic war on May 9 every year since 1995. Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend this year's military parade and deliver a speech. At the end of the military parade, Putin will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown martyr. This year's Red Square military parade is expected to include 11000 soldiers, 131 modern weapons and equipment, 77 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. In the previous rehearsal, a variety of modern equipment of the Russian army appeared, attracting the attention of the outside world: —— "Doomsday plane" il-80 air strategic command aircraft In case of nuclear war, il-80 can act as an air command post and ensure the effective command of Russian leaders and military over Russian forces. Therefore, it is known as "doomsday aircraft". Reuters said the fighter "contains a lot of technology, but the specific details are Russia's state secrets". —— Iskander-m ballistic missile system Reuters previously reported that this mobile ballistic missile system has a maximum range of 500 kilometers and can carry conventional warheads or nuclear warheads. —— Yals intercontinental ballistic missile system With super mobility and breakthrough defense capability, it has appeared many times in Russian military exercises in recent years. —— Equipped with automatic guidance and fire control system, the 122mm caliber "cyclone-g" multi barrel rocket system will debut in Red Square for the first time. On May 7, 2022, Russian fighters participating in the general dress rehearsal of the military parade commemorating the 77th anniversary of the victory of the Patriotic War flew over red square. In addition, the legendary T-34 tank during the patriotic war, as well as modern equipment such as "typhoon" armored vehicle, t-14 "Amata" main battle tank and S-400 air defense missile system, will also appear in the mechanized team to be reviewed; Tu-22m3 strategic bomber, MiG-31 new fighter, Russian fifth generation fighter su-57 and the world's largest transport helicopter Mi-26 will fly over red square; Students from the Murmansk branch of nasimov Naval School will participate in the Red Square military parade for the first time. According to RIA Novosti, 28 cities across Russia will hold a Victory Day parade, with a total of 65000 participants. It is expected that 2400 weapons and military equipment and more than 460 aircraft will participate. Concerts, fireworks... Commemorative activities in Russia "Victory Day is not just a holiday. It is a sacred day for all Russians and for almost all residents of the territory of the former Soviet Union." As Peskov said, the series of celebrations held on victory day every year also attracts a large number of people to participate. Data figure: Russian people participate in the "immortal Legion" parade. On the eve of this year's victory day, members of the Kamchatka search and rescue team in the Russian Far East displayed the victory day flag one after another at the top of the viluchinsky volcano and the Russian astronauts of the international space station in space. According to Tass news agency, the "immortal Legion" parade in Moscow will resume offline this year. People participating in the parade will slowly march along the main streets of the city with photos and flowers of their loved ones who died in the patriotic war, in memory of the victims and to remind the world not to forget history. The length of this year's parade route is 7 kilometers, and more than 1 million people are expected to participate. On the same day, theme concerts and war era songs will be held in squares and parks across Russia, and some military and history museums will be open to the public free of charge. (outlook new era)