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First Nighttime Rehearsal of Victory Parade Held on Red Square

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This year’s first nighttime rehearsal of the Victory Parade, which will be held on May 9 to mark victory in World War II, took place on Thursday on Red Square. The rehearsal, which began at 10 pm and ended late at night, involved 11,000 troops and 101 items of military equipment.

This year’s first nighttime rehearsal of the Victory Parade, which will be held on May 9 to mark victory in World War II, took place on Thursday on Red Square. The rehearsal, which began at 10 pm and ended late at night, involved 11,000 troops and 101 items of military equipment.

© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vilf / Go to the mediabankThis year’s first nighttime rehearsal of the Victory Parade, which will be held on May 9 to mark victory in World War II, took place on Thursday on Red Square. The rehearsal, which began at 10 pm and ended late at night, involved 11,000 troops and 101 items of military equipment.
Photo: Buk-2 M2 self-propelled launchers on Tverskaya Street.
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This year’s first nighttime rehearsal of the Victory Parade, which will be held on May 9 to mark victory in World War II, took place on Thursday on Red Square. The rehearsal, which began at 10 pm and ended late at night, involved 11,000 troops and 101 items of military equipment.
Photo: Buk-2 M2 self-propelled launchers on Tverskaya Street.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vilf / Go to the mediabankThe first armored columns appeared on the streets of the capital at around 6 pm.
Photo: A Tiger armored car.
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The first armored columns appeared on the streets of the capital at around 6 pm.
Photo: A Tiger armored car.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vilf / Go to the mediabankA number of streets in the city were closed for the rehearsal, causing traffic jams to skyrocket to their maximum level, rated at 10 out of 10.
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A number of streets in the city were closed for the rehearsal, causing traffic jams to skyrocket to their maximum level, rated at 10 out of 10.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankTroops marched on Red Square.
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Troops marched on Red Square.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vilf / Go to the mediabankMSTA-S self-propelled howitzers and a Tiger armored car on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal on Red Square.
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MSTA-S self-propelled howitzers and a Tiger armored car on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal on Red Square.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabankBuk-2 M2 self-propelled launchers on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal in Moscow.
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Buk-2 M2 self-propelled launchers on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankTroops participating in the Victory Parade rehearsal on Moscow’s Red Square.
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Troops participating in the Victory Parade rehearsal on Moscow’s Red Square.
© RIA Novosti . Alexandr Vilf / Go to the mediabankA Buk-2 M2 self-propelled launcher on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal on Moscow’s Red Square.
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A Buk-2 M2 self-propelled launcher on Tverskaya Street before the Victory Parade rehearsal on Moscow’s Red Square.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Filippov / Go to the mediabankThe parade commander, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin, told journalists on Red Square that the participating units had shown a good level of training but that there was still room for improvement. There is still time for the troops to polish their performance: The next nighttime rehearsals will be held in Moscow on April 29 and May 3.
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The parade commander, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin, told journalists on Red Square that the participating units had shown a good level of training but that there was still room for improvement. There is still time for the troops to polish their performance: The next nighttime rehearsals will be held in Moscow on April 29 and May 3.
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