Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel laid flowers at the memorial of the Soviet soldier in the suburbs of Havana. Ceremony was attended by representatives of all branches of the armed forces, military attaches of about 30 countries.

Parade was held on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The banner group carried the flag of Russia and the Victory Banner to Red Square - the red banner hoisted over the Reichstag by the soldiers of the 150th Idritsa Division in 1945.