9 May 2016 10:19

Victory Day parade underway at Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria

HMEIMIM. May 9 (Interfax) - A military parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the Victory in WWII has begun at Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria.

A color guard carried Russia's state flag and the Victory Banner, a symbol of the Soviet people's victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, to the airfield.

A column of military hardware will move across the airfield after the marching formations of Russian and Syrian troops. Several pairs of helicopters and planes of the Russian Aerospace Forces will participate in the airborne part of the parade.