Monday, May 9, 2011

Russia displays military might


Most modern hardware on show

Russia marked victory in World War II with the biggest yet display of military might in the traditional Red Square parade outside the Kremlin on Monday.

Twenty thousand elite troops dressed in new sleek designer uniforms strode across the historical square in precision formations to the rousing sounds of wartime marches, followed by more than 100 pieces of Russia's most modern hardware, from airdropped armoured personnel carriers to long-range mobile ballistic missiles Topol-M.

Speaking at the parade attended by war veterans, President Dmitry Medvedev called V-Day Russia's “most sacred” holiday. He paid tribute to the 27 million Russians who gave their lives to defend “things that cannot be sacrificed under any circumstances — freedom, dignity and peace of the homeland”.

The Kremlin resumed the tradition of V-Day military parades in 2008, a year after then President Vladimir Putin in his famous speech in Munich blasted the United States for resorting to “hyper use of force in international relations that plunges the world into endless conflicts.”

Reflecting the new cooperative atmosphere in Russian-U.S. relations today, Mr. Medvedev highlighted Russia's “contribution to joint efforts to safeguard global stability.”

He said the Russian armed forces “securely defend the country and its people” and promised to give the Army “the most modern weapons”.

source-The Hindu

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