Russia celebrates the victory day of the former Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on the 9th, and commemorative ceremonies and military parades are held in the Far East.
Even in the capital Moscow, which is scheduled to start at 4 pm on the 9th of Japan time, there is a lot of interest in what kind of speech Russian President Vladimir Putin will give at the ceremony, which continues the military invasion of Ukraine.
President Putin's speech is scheduled to start at 4 pm Japan time
As Russia continues its military invasion of Ukraine, on the 9th, Victory Day, 77 years after the former Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in World War II, will be celebrated, and commemorative ceremonies and military parades will be held sequentially from the Far East region. A parade is taking place.
Of these, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the central city of Far East Sakhalin Oblast, a military parade was held from 8 am in the central square with the participation of more than 800 army soldiers, and many citizens were in the midst of light rain. I got together.
In addition to the state-of-the-art surface-to-air missile system "S400", this is the first surface-to-ship missile system "Bastion" that the Russian army has deployed since 2016 on Etorofu Island, a northern territory virtually controlled by Sakhalin Oblast. It was shown.
Also, at the military parade in Vladivostok, there were some citizens waving the flag of the "Z" mark, which is a symbol supporting the military invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the military parade will take place in 28 cities, including the unilaterally merged Crimean in southern Ukraine, and will begin in the capital Moscow at 4 pm Japan time, with President Putin's speech. There is a lot of interest in doing or.
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