2021 Moscow Victory Day Parade

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Cadets marching during the parade.

The 2021 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade that took place in Red Square in Moscow on 9 May 2021 to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on this day in 1945 (Moscow Time). It is the largest of all the parades held on this day in Russia and in many former republics of the Soviet Union, and also serves as one of the major events held in honor of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Eastern Front of the Second World War, known as the Great Patriotic War in former Soviet Union territories, in Eastern Europe.

The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, is expected to make his 18th commemorative address to the nation after the parade inspection presided over by Minister of Defense General of the Army Sergey Shoygu, accompanied by the parade commander General of the Army Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, who participated in the parade for the eighth straight year.

Parade particularities

As a result of the pandemic, the rehearsals saw health protocols being observed as a precaution against COVID-19. The parade itself saw the participation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov were also speculated to be among the participants. The parade marked the first time that Cossacks marched in the parade on a non-jubilee year, as well as be the first of a new tradition of Cossacks participating in the parade annually in Moscow. To honor the 800th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Nevsky, the banners of units awarded with the Order of Alexander Nevsky marched in the parade. It is also the first for a new master of ceremonies, Anton Suntsov, who oversaw the narration of the parade and taking over from the long time MC Yevgeny Khoroshevtsev, who served for 13 years. In addition, per the wishes of Major General Mayakin, Senior Director of Music, the front rank of the massed military bands returned to be a mix of field snares and the chromatic fanfare trumpets just as it had been from 1981 to 1999, instead of the snares and trumpets forming rows in the front rank line. It had been 40 years since the field snare drummers made their debut in a national parade.

Preparatory activities

Kremlin Cadets rehearsing for the parade.

Press Secretary to the Presidency of Russia, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed on a press briefing on 16 February 2021 that the parade will carry on as planned. Specialists from Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of the UVZ concern is part of Rostec) went to the Alabino training ground to prepare equipment for the Victory Parade in early March.

Timeline for preparatory activities in Moscow

• 28-29 March towards 9 April – beginning of parade practice runs in Alabino, Moscow Oblast, with full runs beginning 4 April
• 2nd up to the 3rd week of April – General practice run-through in the Alabino training field, including flypast segment
• 4th week of April until 2 days before Victory Day - practice runs in Red Square right up to the general practice run
  • 28–30 April, 2–6 May – evening parade practice run-throughs and technical rehearsals
  • 4–5 May – Air flypast practice runs
  • 7 May – the general practice run-through at 10 am MST (set to be livestreamed)

Full order of the parade

Bold indicates first appearance, italic indicates multiple appearances, Bold and italic indicate returning appearance, all indicated unless otherwise noted.

• General of the Army Sergey Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (parade reviewing inspector)
• General of the Army Oleg Salyukov, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces (parade commander)

Military bands

• Massed Military Bands of the Armed Forces under the direction of the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia, Major General Timofey Mayakin
• Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music College – Led by the College Commandant, Colonel Alexander Gerasimov

Kuban Cossacks, representing the All-Russian Cossack Society, marching on Red Square.

March past column

• 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment Colour Guard
• 1st Honour Guard Company of the 1st Honor Guard Battalion, 154th PICR
• Color Guard of units awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky
• Moscow Suvorov Military School
• Tula Suvorov Military School
• Nakhimov Naval School
• Kronstadt Sea Cadet Corps
• Moscow Young Army Patriotic Cadets Unit (on behalf of the Young Army Cadets National Movement)
• Combined Regiment of the Russian Ground Forces
  • Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
  • Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
  • Military Logistics Academy "General of the Army A. V. Khrulev"
  • Vasilevsky Military Academy of Army Air Defence Forces
• Combined regiment of female cadets of Armed Forces educational institutions
  • Female Cadets of the Ground Forces (Military University, Military Medical and Military Logistics Academy)
  • Female Cadets of the Aerospace Forces (Air Force Academy)
• Combined Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces
  • Zhukovsky - Gagarin Air Force Academy
  • Military Space Academy "Alexander Mozhaysky"
• Combined Regiment of the Russian Navy
  • Baltic Naval Institute "Admiral Feodor Ushakov"
  • Black Sea Higher Naval Military Institute "Admiral Pavel Nakhimov"
  • 61st Naval Infantry Brigade
• Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces
• Combined regiment of the Russian Airborne Forces
  • Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School "General of the Army Vasily Margelov"
  • 331st Guards Airborne Regiment, 98th Guards Airborne Division
• Moscow Border Institute of the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation "Moscow City Council"
• NBC Protection Military Academy "Marshal Semyon Timoshenko"
• Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps
• 34th and 38th Independent Railway Brigades of the Russian Railway Troops
• Military Police of the Central Military District (first appearance)
• Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
• Separate Operational Purpose Division of the National Guard Forces Command, Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation "Felix Dzerzhinsky"
• Combined battalion of Russian Cossacks – Led by the Chairman of the All-Russian Cossack Society, Cossack General Nikolai Doluda
  • 105-strong company of Kuban Cossacks from the Great Don Host
  • Company of the Don Cossacks
• Combined regiment of the Greater Moscow units of the 1st Guards Tank Army, Western Military District
  • 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division "Mikhail Kalinin"
  • 4th Guards Kantermirskaya Tank Division "Yuri Andropov"
  • 27th Independent Guards Sevastopol Motor Rifle Brigade "60th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary of the formation of the USSR"'
• Moscow Higher Military Command School "Supreme Soviet of Russia"

Emomali Rahmon and Vladimir Putin at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Mobile column

• T-34/85, 10 medium tanks
• Kamaz Typhoon-VDV 4X4 APC with air defense self-propelled variants (45th Guards Independent Reconnaissance Brigade) (first appearance)
• BMP Kurganets-25 IFV (27th Independent Guards "Sevastopol" Motorized Rifle Brigade)
• BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle (27th Independent Guards "Sevastopol" Motorized Rifle Brigade)
• BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle (27th Independent Guards "Sevastopol" Motorized Rifle Brigade)
• BMPT Terminator armored support combat vehicle (2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division)
• T-72B3M (T-72B4), 10 modernized main battle tank (2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division)
• T-80BVM, 10 modernized main battle tank (2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division)
• Т-90M, 7 modernized main battle tank (2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division)
• T-14, 3 main battle tank (2nd Guards "Tamanskaya" Motorized Rifle Division)
• BMD-4M air-droppable IFV (106th Guards Tula Airborne Division)
• BTR-MDM "Rakushka" APC (106th Guards Tula Airborne Division)
• 2S19 Msta-S tracked self-propelled howitzer (236th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment)
• 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV tracked self-propelled howitzer (236th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment) (returning)
• 9A52-4 Tornado-C mobile MRL system (112th Guards "Novorossiysk" MRL Brigade) (first appearance)
• 9K720 Iskander-M mobile tactical ballistic missile system (112th Guards "Novorossiysk" MRL Brigade)
• TOS-1 Buratino multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon mounted on the T-72 tank chassis (20th NBC Protection Regiment)
• Tor-M2U SAM complex on tracked chassis (6th Independent Tank Brigade)
• Buk-M2 mobile tracked SAM system (6th Independent Tank Brigade)
• Pantsir-S1 mobile SAM system on wheeled chassis (93rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment)
• S-400 Triumf SAM launch system on 5P85SM2-01 transporter-erector launcher (93rd Guards Anti-Aircraft Rocket Regiment)
• Kamaz 53949 Typhoon-K light MRAP (Russian Military Police)
• Ural Typhoon MRAP (Russian Military Police)
• Patrul-A MRAP (National Guard of Russia Separate Operational Purpose Division, National Guard Forces Command)
• Ural-VV MRAP (National Guard of Russia Separate Operational Purpose Division, National Guard Forces Command)
• RS-24 Yars ICBM on 15U175M wheeled transporter-erector launcher (54th Guards Rocket Division)
• BTR VPK-7829 Bumerang wheeled APC

Fly past column

• Mil Mi-26
• Mil Mi-8
• Mil Mi-35
• Kamov Ka-52
• Mil Mi-28N
• Ilyushin Il-76
• Tupolev Tu-95MS
• Tupolev Tu-160
• Tupolev Tu-22M3
• Ilyushin Il-78
• Tupolev Tu-160
• Mikoyan MiG-29
• Sukhoi Su-24
• Mikoyan MiG-31K
• Sukhoi Su-57
• Sukhoi Su-35
• Sukhoi Su-34
• Sukhoi Su-30
• Sukhoi Su-30SM from flight demonstration squadron Russian Knights
• Mikoyan MiG-29 from flight demonstration squadron Swifts
• Sukhoi Su-25

Other parades

A rehearsal for the parade at Stepanakert Airport.

As per tradition, 27 other Russian major cities (Sevastopol and Kerch in the disputed Crimea included) are expected to hold commemorative parades on that day (some of them including flypasts) and joint civil-military parades are planned to be hosted by 50 other towns and cities nationwide. Celebrations of the holiday are held in almost all the former republics of the Soviet Union. For the first time, the Russian military held a parade at Stepanakert Airport in the Nagorno Karabagh Republic, with participants being drawn from the troops of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade who are undergoing peacekeeping operations in the region. Several cities whose parades were canceled the year before resumed the parade tradition, implementing safety protocols as a precaution against COVID-19 as in the Moscow parade, including the limited attendance of veterans and their families.

External links

• Official Website

See also

• Moscow Victory Parade of 1945
• Victory Day (9 May)
• Victory in Europe Day
• Victory Day Parades

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