Moscow's 2018 Victory Day Military Parade in Photos

This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazism in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). In a massive military parade, 13,000 servicemen marched through the Red Square in Moscow along with 159 vehicles and 75 aircraft.

The military parade opened with a speech from Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which he praised the role of the Soviet Union during World War II and the valor of its soldiers.

During this year's parade, some of Russia's recently developed weapons were displayed for the first time; for example, the new Su-57 stealth jet fighter, which was developed for air superiority and attack roles, or the BMPT Terminator armored fighting vehicle.

READ MORE: Russian Defense Ministry Demonstrates Capabilities of New BMPT Terminator 3

After the military show, more than one million people took part in the Immortal Regiment march, a patriotic initiative where people march with photos of their family members who fought in World War II.

Here is a look at the most spectacular moments of the Victory Day celebration on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Servicemen during the military parade dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, the supreme commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, during the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft during the aerial part of the military parade dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

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A missile launching container of the RS-24 Yars at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Female cadets of the Military University of the Russian Defense Ministry at the dress rehearsal of the military parade on the Red Square, dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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Multipurpose Su-30SM fighters of the aerobic team "Russkiye Vityazi" (Russian Knights) and MiG-29s of the Strizhy aerobatic team during an air show of the military parade dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

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A Tank T-34-85 at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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A parade crew with a copy of the Victory Banner and the Russian national flag at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (left) at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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A little boy is watching the military parade on the big screen, located on Poklonnaya Hill, one of the highest places in Moscow.

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The ceremonial calculation of the Suvorov Military School at the military parade, dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, the supreme commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, during the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Tu-95 strategic bombers and missile platforms during the air show of the military parade, dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier in the Alexander Gardens.

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The TOR-M2DT Arctic short-range air defense missile system based on the chassis of a DT-30PM tracked all-terrain vehicle at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a speech during the parade in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

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The Yunarmiya, the Russian national movement of army cadets, at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Servicemen of the Russian aerospace forces at the military parade on the Red Square in Moscow.

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Sukhoi Su-25 jet aircraft at the parade in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, supreme commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (on the right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from the right) on Moscow's Red Square before the military parade marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers and missile platforms during the military parade in Moscow.