Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit a southern city where the former Soviet army fought a fierce battle with the Nazi German army in World War II on the 2nd, and will attend a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory.

Attention is focused on what kind of speech Putin will make about the invasion of Ukraine.

Volgograd, where President Putin visits, was once called Stalingrad, a strategic point in the south, where the former Soviet army won after a fierce battle with the Nazi German army during World War II.



A ceremony was held at the site in accordance with the 80th anniversary of the victory in two days, and a military parade was held in the city center.



Among them, the main battle tank "T-34" of the former Soviet army at the time was displayed, followed by the tank "T-90M" used in the invasion of Ukraine, and aircraft.



In addition, President Putin plans to pay tribute to the war dead on site and deliver a speech at a concert by a military band and choir.



The Putin administration, which continues to invade Ukraine, strongly opposes the further strengthening of military support for Ukraine by the United States, Germany, etc., which has announced the supply of main battle tanks one after another, and is fighting to protect Russia from the West. I emphasize that it is becoming and ask the people to unite.



Attention is focused on what kind of speech Putin will make about the invasion of Ukraine at a historic site that has become a symbol of defending the homeland in World War II.

What is the tank "T-34" that appears in the military parade?

The tank "T-34" that appears in military parades was developed in the late 1930s and was the main force of the former Soviet army in World War II.



With a length of about 6 meters, it is one size smaller than the current tank, but it has excellent firepower and mobility, and in World War II, Russia as a symbolic weapon that led the battle against Nazi Germany to victory. It is rated with



Volgograd, where the military parade is held, was called Stalingrad, which means "Stalin's town" during World War II, and is known as a city where a fierce battle with the Nazi German army took place.



Many "T-34" were introduced in this Stalingrad battle.



After the war, the T-34 was widely introduced in socialist countries, and was also produced in Eastern Europe such as Poland until the 1950s.



According to the British think tank IISS = International Institute for Strategic Studies, it is still deployed in the army in Vietnam in Southeast Asia and Guinea in West Africa, and it is believed that North Korea also has it.