day for many people for most people attending this parade today let's go back to our guest now mr lebedev can you tell us what's happening on our screens right now talk us through the procession. all know the troops are just ready for for the march in the defense minister is greeting the soldiers and officers who are lined up in the red square. he's moving in a special we go from one regiment to another and the troops in return. would shout whoring that's. something which is part of the military manuals and military procedures. said and done he was saying that the veterans those who actually force in the second world war they have pride of place there in the v.i.p.'s section that is very sad that each year there's fewer and fewer of those that remain this day really is about showing respect for those veterans in a special places are as specific prepared for the next to the building of the mosul am and most of them are just beyond the age of ninety years of age so. very very very few of them left alive so on fortunately that's the case don't you touched upon the. leningrad which took place