Victory Day: program of events on May 9 in Moscow
Festive events on the occasion 9th May V Moscow began the day before, but the main events will take place today. How to spend this holiday and where to go in the capital? We have put together a small program of the most important and interesting events for you.
Parade on Red Square
The most important event on Victory Day on May 9, 2018 will be the military parade on Red Square. More than 12 thousand people and 120 units of military equipment will take part in this solemn parade. Among them will be presented Tiger vehicles, armored personnel carriers, missile systems, Iskander-M, S-400 and many of the best Russian tanks. The parade will end with an aviation show, where 73 helicopters and airplanes will take to the skies, including the newest Su-57 fighter.
By the way, the victory parade can also be watched from large screens that will be installed on the square of three stations, on Poklonnaya Hill and several other important celebration sites.
"Immortal Regiment"
The “Immortal Regiment” action, which has already become a tradition, will again be held in Moscow. It is dedicated to the memory of the relatives and friends of all people who lost someone in the war. The procession will begin at 15:00 from the Dynamo metro station along Leningradsky Prospekt and end on Red Square. People will gather from 13:00. All marchers bring with them portraits of their loved ones who gave their lives for the free future of their Motherland.
The main venues for celebrating Victory Day
In addition to the main events, Moscow will also host many other venues with concerts, entertainment programs, performances and much more.
On Theater Square from 19:00 to 22:00, veterans will enjoy an entertainment program with an orchestra and songs of the war years. Also, a large concert of military songs will be held on the square in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. At 20:00 on Tverskaya Zastava Square near the Belorussky Station there will be a concert of “Victory Songs” performed by the Turetsky Choir and the Soprano group.
Minute of silence
A minute of silence will be announced at 18:55. At this time, it is proposed to silently remember those who died defending their homeland.
Fireworks in honor of Victory Day
Of course, the holiday will end with a ceremonial fireworks display. According to the Ministry of Defense, on May 9, the Moscow sky will be lit up with five thousand fireworks. Holiday lights will come in 550 colors and shades. Fireworks will open at an altitude of 350 meters. To launch fireworks and salutes, installations of four calibers will be used - 105 mm, 125 mm, 195 mm and 310 mm. Moreover, on Poklonnaya Hill, at one of the fireworks sites, ZiS-3 guns from the Great Patriotic War will be used, which, as the military says, will “provide noise accompaniment” to complete the effect.
Mikhail Terentyev