2010 Minsk Victory Day Parade

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 Kuzikov.[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. 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.

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  1. ↑ "Belarus gears up to celebrate Victory Day Parade". 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. 1 2 RedSamurai84 (2016-05-20), Belarusian Army Parade, Victory Day 2010 Парад Победы Белоруссия, retrieved 2017-02-05
  3. 1 2 "Victory Day parade in Minsk". naviny.by. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
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