given the honor to open the victory parade in the urals the commander of the banner group captain denis chupakhin the state flag of the russian federation in the hands of sergeant konstantin balakhvantsev he is assisted by sergeant andrey zheludkov and sergeant or i derrishev znamya victory in the hands of a senior sergeant. assistants recognized pavel adrias as junior sergeant valery simonov and senior sergeant mikhail zaplanov victory banner hoisted 78 years ago over reichstan. belonged to the 150th idridian order of kutuzov, second degree, rifle division, 79th rifle corps, third shock army of the first belarusian fleet, the tradition of arming with assault flags originated in the red army of the patriotic war, one of the retreats during the liberation and take and settlements today the banner of victory is a symbol of courage and the continuity of evil military traditions those who plunged fascism into the most difficult, most bloody war in the history of the modern defenders of the motherland the sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the heroes are the successors of the glorious trad