today at exactly 10:00 moscow time. hello, ntv is broadcasting a special episode of the program today, dedicated to the main holiday of our country, victory day. in the studio of yulia bekhtereva. so, today in our country they pay tribute to the heroes who saved the world from fascism. parades are held in all russian regions. processions, concerts and themed events. the main celebrations will traditionally take place in the center of the capital. already at 10:00 moscow time the parade will begin on red square. we'll show it live air. on the night of may 8-9, 1945 , the act of unconditional surrender of germany was signed near berlin, which put an end to the great patriotic war. it became the largest bloody armed conflict in world history. on june 22, 1941, the army

of nazi germany, after capturing most of europe, attacked the territory of the soviet union. the strategy of a lightning victory failed and the confrontation dragged on for years. ussr losses during this period amounted to almost 27 million people. only the steadfastness and bravery of our soldiers made it possible to defeat enemy. on april 30, 1945 , the soviet banner was installed on the roof of the reichstag, after which negotiations began.

weather, warmed up, put on hats, scarves, took blankets with them, and i also noticed that veterans were brought here to red square to the podium in small electric cars, it was warm inside, many veterans stayed inside until the last, warming up, only now they were slowly begin to climb up to the podium, it is certainly quite difficult for them, most of them are already over 100 years old, but they found the strength in themselves to come today.

that she achieved this victory, that she defeated nazi germany and its satellites, that they surrendered without reservation. today, here in the stands there are also many participants in the special military operation in ukraine, one might say, the heirs of that victory, who are also now defending our homeland with arms in hand. we managed to talk with one of the svo participants, nikita, and he told us how he was wounded. we had shelling every day, literally 10 mx from me, as my comrades later told me, a -120 caliber landed, and she, as i was told, has just a lethal zone, it’s 10 m, i miraculously survived, one might say, this is actually my first time participating in this, i’m actually very interested and it was a great honor for me that i was invited, well as we see, the calculations have already been made.

supreme commander-in-chief vladimir putin is expected to appear in the stands any minute, as is tradition; he watches the parade surrounded by veterans. also today , leaders of several friendly countries arrived in moscow, these are belarus, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, turkmenistan, cuba, and guinea, bissau and laos. if this is already a familiar event for the presidents of the cis countries, then here it is for mr. the parade is new, let’s talk about what actually awaits us in honor of the seventy-ninth anniversary of the victory in the great patriotic war, everything here is scheduled not just minute by minute, by second, it’s more of a tradition, no changes are expected here, at 10:00 with the strike of the clock in the spasskaya tower, the music of alexander alexandrov will sound ... the song: country, sacred country, and here

the russian national flag and the victory banner, exactly the one that yegorov used in 1945, will be brought to red square. and kantaria was unloaded onto the reichstaff, then the acting minister of defense of the army general sergei shaigu will leave the spassky gate here on red square, he will tour the parade crews, congratulate the military personnel on the holiday, after which they will report on their readiness for the parade to vladimir putin. a short speech by the president is expected. today, 9,000 people will march through red square. and more than 60 units of equipment, here are entirely excellent combat service personnel and representatives of legendary units, there will be suvorov, nakhimov, cadets, svo participants, they will have a separate box, more than a thousand people today are participating in those who

are fighting in the zone of a special military operation, there will, of course, be women, military personnel, at the moment it is still unknown whether there will be air? part of the parade, but it was announced to us, so we look into the sky with impatience and wait, at the end of july i would like to add that today is my birthday and i am incredibly lucky that i have it i’m spending today here on red square in the very center of the country. nahit, i can only envy you, it’s truly a great honor to be there on such a day. thank you nakhit, this was babaev’s hit, he works on red square, where the victory parade will begin very soon. well, at these moments , military equipment was lined up on tverskaya street, which will take part in the parade on red square. our correspondent nikita korabenkov continues to work on site, he is in direct contact with the studio. nikit, i greet you, good morning, tell me if everything is ready for the parade, what

equipment is taking part in it this year, as can be judged by my appearance, the weather today in moscow was not good -2°, abnormally cold, this is the temperature in may , the hydromedical center in moscow. never recorded , for the first time in history, before the parade, military equipment had to be cleared of snow, but as the press secretary of the russian president dmitry peskov noted, the weather at the parade will not affect the russian military in any way, this is not an obstacle, and indeed it is possible to see that the weather did not take our military by surprise, everyone is dressed in pea coats, they are prepared, everyone is dressed warmly, everyone is focused, the equipment is now warming up the engines, in general everything is ready for... i will be pleased that the equipment is ready to move out any minute, for me this is very it’s a great honor that i’m here, and naturally for me it’s a surge of emotions, and at least you don’t feel tired and you

feel like you’re part of something bigger, participating in the parade means you remember, pay tribute, honor to all your relatives, to all people, that is, you know what they say, that in russia there is no family where its hero is not remembered, that is, in every family someone was in the war, and you pay tribute, honor to this significant day of victory over fascism, that is this is a great holiday, probably the most important holiday that can be, here is the actual mechanized column of 61 units of equipment, today it will be... on red square, some of them will be here for the first time, including the new kamaz 4x4 armored car, as well as an armored personnel carrier sanitary lens intended for export wounded from the battlefield, right behind me is the iskander m missile system, a regular

at russian parades on red square in service with the russian army since 2006, a little further away if you can see the pride of the arzamas machine-building plant btr-82a in service with...

just a few minutes to the main thing parade of our country, we have the opportunity to see what is happening now on red square, let's move there, the guests are gradually gathering in place. in the near future , the supreme commander-in-chief will appear on red square. the weather today, as we see, is frosty; guests in the stands are even given blankets. representatives of the government, political parties, the presidential administration, the clergy, politicians, diplomats and military attaches of friendly states, as well as, of course, compatriots of whom our country is proud, these are outstanding figures of science and art, athletes, are invited to the parade. guests of the parade were presented with a set from the designer of the tu-160 strategic bomber.

preparations, as our correspondents told us, for this large-scale event started at the beginning of april. military equipment is demonstrated annually at the victory parade. the moscow garrison was built for the parade. colonel general ramanchuk. and we look at what is happening on red square at these moments, the parade will be opened by the legendary t-34 tracked tank, this is a symbol of our army, armored forces, and of course, a symbol of victory. and we see that the supreme commander-in-chief, vladimir putin, is coming to red square, accompanied by the leaders of other states. they took part in rehearsals. tiger armored vehicles, boomerang armored personnel carrier, family akhmat armored vehicles,

iskander operational-tactical missile systems, s-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, yars mobile ground-based missile systems, and, as we expect, the parade will end with the flight of air groups of russian knights and swifts, so we are expecting information about that any minute , whether the aerial part of the parade will take place, and bronya will be the debutant of the parade this year. the car of the typhoon family is a phoenix with four driven wheels. it was first shown to the public at the army 2023 forum. this is an import-substituted version of the typhoon. today, a number of leaders of friendly states arrived, these are the president of uzbekistan, shavkat mirziyoyev, the president of belarus alexander lukashenko, the president of turkmenistan sverdar berdy-mukhomedov, the president of kazakhstan kasym zhumar takaev. president of tajikistan raahmon, president of kyrgyzstan, sadyr japarov, now we

see vladimir putin walking to red square, we are already counting down not even minutes, but a moment until the parade. the supreme commander-in-chief gradually makes his way to the stands, where he will greet the guests. traditionally, as we know, on days like these, vladimir putin tries to pay attention to everyone.

after the end of the great patriotic war, it was commanded by marshal of the soviet union, konstantin rokosovsky, and the parade was hosted by the deputy supreme commander-in-chief , marshal of the soviet union, georgy zhukov. attention, well, let's completely immerse ourselves in the atmosphere that reigns on red square, there are only a few seconds left until the main parade of the country, the victory parade, red square. victory!