2010 Minsk Victory Day Parade

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Belarusian Aero L-39 Albatros during the parade.

The 2010 Minsk Victory Day Parade was a parade that took place in Minsk, Belarus to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War. [1] Delivering the annual holiday address was President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The parade took place on Minsk's Victors Avenue on May 9. Inspecting the parade was the Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Yuri Zhadobin. [2] Commanding the parade was the Deputy Minister of Defense, Major General Mikhail Puzikov. [2] 350,000 people attended the parade according to the presidential office. [3] 30,000 servicemen from the Border, Transport and Interior Troops, as well as the Minsk Suvorov Military School took part in the parade. [3] Troops from Russia and Ukraine also took part in the parade (units from the 76th Guards Air Assault Division and the 95th Air Assault Brigade respectively). Almost 130 military vehicles participated in the mobile section of the parade, which ended with an exhibition of military drill by Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus and a piece from the Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus performed during the parade.

Minsk Capital city in Belarus

Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and seat of its Executive Secretary.

Belarus country in Eastern Europe

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its major economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.

Great Patriotic War (term) historical term

The Great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia and other former republics of the Soviet Union to describe the conflict fought during the period from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945 along the many fronts of the Eastern Front of World War II between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany mainly. For some legal purposes its period might be extended to 11 May 1945 to also include the end of the Prague Offensive.

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References

  1. ↑ "Belarus gears up to celebrate Victory Day Parade". 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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