2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade

The USAFE Band.

The 2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade was a parade that took place in Minsk, Belarus to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II. The parade was in the same style of other Russia Victory Day Parades.[1] Delivering the address was President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Inspecting the parade was Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Andrei Ravkov, and commanding the parade was the Deputy Minister of Defense, Major General Mikhail Kuzikov. There were 5,000 troops on parade(Including U.S and Russian troops).[2] 40 members of the U.S. Air Force Band in Europe were present at the parade.[3][4]Russia was represented by the 234th airborne regiment, T-90 tanks and Tu-22 supersonic strategic bombers, among other units. Commanding the Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus was Colonel Serguei Kostiuchenko

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  1. ↑ "Victory Day parade in Minsk over". 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  2. ↑ Sputnik. "Belarus Parades Friendship and Security on Victory Day". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  3. ↑ "US Troops Marched in V-Day Parade in Belarus". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  4. ↑ "USAFE Band Joins Belarus, Russia in WWII Victory Day Parade". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved 2017-10-17.


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