now kevin like you said a lot of our crew is about to lay flowers and addressed the nation so let's have a look at what the russian president is doing right now and what he's going to say .

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holiday the war we celebrate in a solemn way and it's a national. spiritual value and this is a truly important and emotional but it's a sacred. day for us it's our pride. part of the history of our nation and every family part of a soul that has been passed on by our own with but. we can now feel the glory. and we more. or less look with. their presence and we. tell them on. it and we take off the field out there we're going to go to the generation of the we know. they've their contribution must be.

appreciated it will. be liberated europe and defended you are all the. cities in villages and. so much. we appreciate. the russian people of russian different nationalities and ethnic groups will of shoulder to shoulder and front. thus they were united dignified. and there they had steel nerves friends of. the crimean war. for us have less external far back to come across. fallen soldiers. we have to do to move the unknown soldier here. we come here to kneel in front

of him and all the other defendants of the motherland all those heroes who still remain and those are known tunes but the city is of course vienna. only on the banks of order so you don't you. and other rivers millions of millions die i only saw the victory it was their dream you defeat the enemy and come back to families and homes and that's what they were fighting for. and the. loss of a breath and their sacrifice. to make sure that we will. and if you are those who are no longer born the soviet soldiers. and we defend of this world we commemorate although you have not come from this war

. than we thought we commemorate the sons and grandfathers husbands wives brothers sisters daughters that week. comrades relatives and friends. a minute of silence please to see this minute of.

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have already. marching down there in moscow st louis and the streets of russia that we awarded were. fought against death. and we will. united as they are we all unite on that shared memory thought shit achievement and this responsibility. and the future. we strongly believe that we will prevail when we all together by happy victory die.

well we have just been listening to the russian national anthem and just before that we heard her raise we know this whole ray would have been much louder because it would have come from hundreds or even thousands of soldiers marching or actually being. right the 2 march through red square this year it's different but from what we heard from the russian president vladimir putin the full scale celebrations will indeed happened one point or another and the whole country indeed will be waiting for that again just to remind you what kind of special significance this victory day bears just have a look at what we've prepared for you. need. to be. even though you may not.

june 22nd 1941 and germany's surprise invasion of the u.s.s.r. started what will become known in russia as the great patriotic war. the nazis had a significant advantage in numbers and military equipment allowing troops to gain vast amounts of territory with little resistance in a matter of months they were of moscow's doorstep. but after a series of fierce battles and unforeseen resistance from the soviet people the germans were still unable to enter the city and were forced to retreat meanwhile the german 6 rounded the northern capital leningrad today some petersburg a military blockade which would last for $872.00 days freezing temperatures and a desperate lack of food and water turned the city into a living hell. amid countless deaths starvation and suffering some comfort was to

be found from a sound heard across the city hundreds of loudspeakers and radios played the constant b. to the metronome the leningrad heartbeat became a symbol of resistance. on the southern front the battle for starting grad would become one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. there are a soviet soldiers life expectancy was less than 24 hours and after 5 grueling months the hellish massacre ended with an estimated $2000000.00 casualties. but that hard earned victory for the soviet forces was a turning point of the dealing a huge blow to nazi morale and proving they were not invincible by 944 the u.s.s.r. had cleared the enemy from all of its territories and started advancing on berlin. as british and american forces created

a 2nd front soviet troops were able to liberate others after the fall of berlin in may 1905 germany capitulated but the price paid was horrific more than 26000000 soffit people died in the great patrick out of war more than half of them were civilians. made the 9th was declared victory day to commemorate the great sacrifice humanity paid for its freedom and a reminder of the horrors that war brings upon the lives of those who fight for their very existence. i can just recall what was happening in my family all the time. i can remember the sense i guess i was 4 years old we woke up early in the morning i always talk to my grandparents about this because they shared the memories of the celebrations they were young when the world acted when the world war 2 was actually happening but

they can still remember quite a few things and of course we were sitting next to our tellies and there for me it was always something special and i really can't believe. this is indeed hard to believe that red square at this point is empty but like the russian president was saying this doesn't mean that there won't be a fully fledged celebration perhaps at some point later this year maybe even later than that we don't know but definitely there will be a massive celebration and and deeds a massive show for this parade that i was telling you about at one point or the other now on this may 9th of course when everyone is in quarantine that doesn't mean that there is no room for some of the victory day traditions and once

again at 7 pm there will be a minute of silence and russians have been encouraged to go to their balconies hold the portraits of their relatives their loved ones who took part in the war or who somehow contributed to the victory and sing songs so i guess it will be him press of to watch we will be waiting for these pictures in a few hours now what we were expecting to happen in a few minutes was the aerial part of the parade that is the only section of this traditional event that we were supposed to witness but at 'd this point i can tell you that it's raining and usually in this kind of weather that doesn't happen for now we don't know whether this again last remaining part of the parade will take place but i can tell you that my colleague morag does d. of is in a location from where the view would have been spectacular so i just want to ask.

maybe he could see something or maybe he heard something any news about what's going on with this part of the show. well yeah usually i'm up on one of the towers overlooking the kremlin for. several years i've been up there now closer to the aircraft to anyone else the streams of jets and transport aircraft and bombers and it's always a spectacle but last year they canceled that unfortunately and the make the decision at the last moment when all the aircraft airborne they look at the weather over moscow and they decide whether it's safe or whether it just isn't worth it and now as you say you know this this is been a very difficult year for everyone with the virus with conflicts with economic crisis and now even the weather it seems is conspired to make it

a dreary day nevertheless we don't know that they could yet be given the order we know that they're still airborne they could be given the order to fly over the kremlin and will get a spectacle 75 aircraft will be flying over the kremlin you know showcasing russia's latest best and brightest this this is and i must remark this isn't something this is symbolism you know this isn't it to scare anyone to show out powerful russia is it is 1st of all a message to the veterans those precious few survived to show them that their country is still strong it is also a message to the russian people to show them that what happened in 1945 the war that ended 945 struct of an terrified war in human history and the huge sacrifices that russia had to make in order to survive and to win that war that will never

happen again that russia will be ready to repel any invader any time in the future we're still looking forward to this aerial part of the parade but for now as i say very very little information on whether it's it's happening. now. you know like he. well more i had to i can tell you that one of my colleagues who is actually very close to the location to to the runway so to say and we are hearing that all these aircraft they did take off like they are saying murat it could be that they will be told to make a u. turn and come back because of the weather conditions i can tell you that the rain was much stronger. perhaps only 2 minutes ago but now i can even see bits of sunshine somewhere closer to the horizon so let's see whether it

happens or not i was actually telling you about the remaining events that will still happen despite the covert 19 threat and one of these traditional events. is of course the fireworks that usually happen in the evening they will indeed take place but people were told to stay at home and once again join the show from the balconies people usually would you see crowds all riled moscow because the fireworks are launched from different locations this is something that everyone from the youngest generation to the oldest generations are usually keen to watch one of the most spectacular events of victory day well indeed like i said it will be happening later in the evening despite these poor weather conditions that

we are witnessing right now. well and exactly exactly book the you know personally as i said i'm always up on the spot. during the parade and. it's always an electric atmosphere you know with the thousands of troops with all the military vehicles and then to cap it off you have all these jets roaring by and you can feel the vibration in not only in the air you can you can feel very tower itself shaking as i say there is that latest information is that all the aircraft are still airborne and we are waiting for them to fly over the red square unless. god forbid there they turned around as they were last year at the last moment and sent back to their airfields who fully hopefully hopefully. we're getting we're getting information that the they're

being heard over moscow perhaps coming closer it'll be it'll be a huge parade 600 a craft all over russia over russian big major russian cities flying instead of the usual ground parades you have aerial parades $600.00 aircraft over moscow there's supposed to be $75.00 to mark 75 years since nazi germany capitulated at midnight at midnight on the 9th of may in 1945 those aerial ships have already happened so those aircraft of already gone over a number of cities but russia again russia spans many runes and. they've been happening gradually from the far east ringback. west towards kaliningrad. here here they come as is tradition now headed by the the flying

kowa as they call it that meet 26 aircraft flanked by me 8 aircraft at smaller brother up i've been in that aircraft you can fit 70 odd people into that helicopter it's bigger than most restaurants an absolutely huge piece that is the zacks video once of it's carried another helicopter slung slung below it there are also $35.00 helicopters i believe the iconic me 24 hired and this is an evolution of that helicopter the you know it's been it's one of those mass produced helicopters in the world to use that one point or another but almost a quarter of the world's of the world's nations of the world's countries just just behind the me 30 five's are the alligator's the they've got double routers characteristic. double ruthless kate 52 added gators that they've used the

28. there to the hives that me 357 heavily modernized but there you go what a what a wonderful view of a moscow was the weather could have been better but at least it's happening at least it's happening many people kept their fingers crossed hoping that this would this would take place. just just behind the alligator's we should see the the night hunters that need 28 designated to to to to to work and in all weather designated to fight. at any time of the day as the name implies the the night hunter. there they are flying over the red square. information more than 2 dozen helicopters. on those

beautiful images. information. and information that he. can actually see them behind me what a what a spectacle. i didn't expect at least you know in this in this terrible totn at least russians can look out their windows self isolation and see these beautiful machines rurik overhead that is the the final wave of the helicopters next we should see the heavier boys the the aircraft and that is the a 50. 50 you russia's i in the sky capable of seeing hundreds of kilometers in all directions when it's abhorrent tracking threats up to 50 threats from from again hundreds of kilometers away and organizing defenses all. other jets

to show troops by aircraft. behind it a trio of 76 transport aircraft these are the workhorses and i can tell you from experience they were heavily used in in syria a juror in the operation that you don't want to be anywhere near these when they take off that the. huge forces they generated. you know they sweep you clean off in the 295 bad you want the nasal pilots until you've been moved allies to intercept these off the coast of california for example a very old aircraft pretty good barely recognizable from from those released during the last century they've been modernized with all sorts of avionics and electronics again screaming hoover over moscow. and up next up next i would say my favorite aircraft the world's largest fastest and heaviest bomb but

the 2160 white suad an absolutely beautiful aircraft surrounded by 222 seats small a small a sibling's this this aircraft travels at the max 2.2. credibly fast across the world's fastest and fitted with full of the most powerful engines ever $3002.00 of their crops i was recently in south africa on a frenzy trip with the with the 2 of them. up next the. sorry that the big 30 was at least 30 was. the mean 3rd 30 one's own and of those that those are the 20 four's are the mid thirty's ones i want to i want to mention especially they are the world's fastest active and craft. traveling it it's speeds of above max 2. they intercept decide to take off and get to

a target this quickly as possible and they're armed with russia's latest hypersonic . missiles which which travel at to 3 kilometers a 2nd. again what a joy the russians would given the spectacle i think we just saw of them under strong believe the big boost. missiles. zul happening very quickly obviously these are jets that barely a 100 meters 150 to 300 meters above the city. do this and see if you don't enough time to mention everything that makes legs to the soup this is sue 34 sue 30 and su 30 five's. fighter aircraft and bombers together these would actually be used in syria operations against jihad ists and

terrorists then if stunning footage absolutely stunning footage. affix rushes to boost famous arab patrick steve's flying meet 38290230 in the diamond cuban dining with me she says this is. celebrating and congratulating russians. with the 9th of may and capping the parade . a formation that suit 25 ground attack aircraft a prop streaking across most pins in the sky in the russian tricolor in the in the flag of the russian federation. and that's it ladies and gentlemen at least at least we got a. least we got our shoe and capping the parade

a formation of $220.00 five's. painting the sky. in the russian flag. i'll tell you this i'll tell you this what a monkey will show what a remarkable show we didn't know whether it would happen we didn't know whether it would happen because of the weather because of the virus but you know we we're going to go to a show and this happened in moscow in all sorts of many russian cities across many times in 600 a croft involved 7575 over moscow to mark 75 years since the defeat of nazi germany on may 9th in 1985 yet. if you will. is that it's incredible how for so many things this year we had

to keep our fingers crossed and indeed until the very last moment we didn't know if the aerial part of the parade was going to happen we were watching out for text messages from our colleagues but indeed just as you were. talking i heard the noise from the helicopters and i can tell you that this was my 1st time watching the show and what amazed to be the most was actually as far as i understand they're all traveling at different speeds so it's incredible how they're able to coordinate all this and indeed of course it's dangerous to do all this when the weather is a bit dodgy but it was almost like a miracle because just minutes before the air show the rain stopped even in some parts of the skies i saw a bit of sunlight and it indeed happened so it is

a relief for this country and for everyone who's celebrating the diamond jubilee. of the victory in world war 2 that at least this part of the parade this section indeed we witnessed it and i was here for right on red square i can still see bits of smoke from the russian flag which was there because of the last group of aircraft that were flying just above my head. you will hear from now thank you very much she was good to see that is to say despite the writers really touch and go it was going to happen but it happened that went to plan good stuff to try and the murkowski of will but she later all right thank you for that.