Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attended the Victory Day Parade in Moscow marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
Attending the Victory Day Parade at Red Square in Moscow today to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory of the Soviet People in the great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
I am proud that a Tri-Service contingent of the Indian Armed Forces is also participating in this parade. pic.twitter.com/0zBiaKH5r1
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 24, 2020
“Attending the Victory Day Parade at Red Square in Moscow today to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory of the Soviet People in the great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. I am proud that a Tri-Service contingent of the Indian Armed Forces is also participating in this parade,” Singh tweeted.
#WATCH Russia: A Tri-Service contingent of Indian Armed Forces participates in the Victory Parade at Red Square in Moscow, that marks the 75th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. pic.twitter.com/jamcyb6C9m
— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020
The Victory Day parade was orginally supposed to be held on May 9. However, it was pushed to June 24 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The new date coincides with the original parade marking the victory in 1945.