Some 200 units of Russian military hardware were rolled out on a parade ground in Alabino, Wednesday, in preparation for Victory Day celebrations, set to take place on the Russian capital's Red Square on May 9.
Flanked by over 16,000 troops from the Russian Armed Forces, a selection of army vehicles took part in the preparatory training exercises, including T-90 tanks, GAZ-2975 Tigr-M reconnaissance vehicles, BTR-80 armoured personnel carriers, and 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery vehicles. Also part of the parade were the 9K720 Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems, several 9K331M Tor-M1 air defence vehicles, 9K37M1 Buk air defence vehicles, SA-21 Growlers, and Topol-M ballistic missile systems.
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