RAJNATH VISIT TO RUSSIA

RAJNATH SINGH 3-DAY VISIT TO RUSSIA

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a three-day visit to Russia

To attend a grand military parade in Moscow to mark the 75^th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War

A tri – service 75 – member Indian military contingent has already reached Moscow to participate in the parade 

The Indian marching contingent will be led by a major rank officer of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment

Moscow Victory Day Parade: To commemorate the 75th Diamond Jubilee

Historic Moscow Victory Parade of 1945

Will mark the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War

Signing of the German act of unconditional surrender to the victorious Allies in Berlin

Scheduled to take place on May 9, the Kremlin decided to postpone the parade to a later date amid the Coronavirus pandemic

On this day, huge columns of military personnel, cadets and representatives of law enforcement agencies, legendary and modern military equipment take to the streets, and dozens of modern planes and helicopters appear in the skies above the federal capital

In addition to troops from the Russian Armed Forces, contingents from foreign countries were also planned be on parade

The first official invitations came during the 2019 G20 Osaka summit.