KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine held a military parade in central Kiev on Sunday to mark the 65th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
War veterans march through the centre of Kiev holding flags, flowers and a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the centre of Kiev, on Victory Day, May 9, 2010. Ukraine celebrated the victory over Nazi troops on Sunday.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, accompanied by many veterans of World War II as well as other guests from the country or abroad, watched the parade at the Independence Square.
The parade started at 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT).
Military vehicles, trucks and cars dated back to the times of the Great Patriotic War, and soldiers in the uniform of the Soviet Army of 1941-1945, marched on Khreschatyk street as the military band was playing.
The military parade was led by a legendary T-34 tank with the symbol of the Victory Flag on its turret. Infantry, tank-men, navy, partisans as well as women soldiers marched through in high spirits.
A total of 2,664 troops of the Ukrainian armed forces, 75 Russian and 130 Belarusian troops joined the military parade, said Ukraine's Defense Ministry in a news release.
Similar celebrations were held on Sunday in Odessa, in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, and other big cities across Ukraine.
Source: Xinhua
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, accompanied by many veterans of World War II as well as other guests from the country or abroad, watched the parade at the Independence Square.
The parade started at 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT).
Military vehicles, trucks and cars dated back to the times of the Great Patriotic War, and soldiers in the uniform of the Soviet Army of 1941-1945, marched on Khreschatyk street as the military band was playing.
The military parade was led by a legendary T-34 tank with the symbol of the Victory Flag on its turret. Infantry, tank-men, navy, partisans as well as women soldiers marched through in high spirits.
A total of 2,664 troops of the Ukrainian armed forces, 75 Russian and 130 Belarusian troops joined the military parade, said Ukraine's Defense Ministry in a news release.
Similar celebrations were held on Sunday in Odessa, in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, and other big cities across Ukraine.
Source: Xinhua
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