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Exhibition of Blooms, Street Parade, and "Eternal Regiment" Procession

Covering the tech spectacle at the parade, the attendees honoring the wreath-laying ceremony, and the number of Yekaterinburg residents marching with images of their forebears and photos. - Biz Qtr, Yekaterinburg.

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In Business Quarter's report, we discuss the technologies displayed during the parade, the...
In Business Quarter's report, we discuss the technologies displayed during the parade, the attendees of the flower ceremony, and the number of Ekaterinburg locals seen marching with portraits of their forebears in the city streets.

Exhibition of Blooms, Street Parade, and "Eternal Regiment" Procession

Goin' Dang Near on Victory Day

At eight bonkin' in the cruel morn', the somber "Memory" ceremony got underway, kickin' off Victory Day festivities in the Sverdlovsk region. A solemn minute of silence was observed before layin' flowers at the heroes' graves to pay respect to the fallen warriors.

The Eternal Flame of the Shirokorechensky Memorial in Yekaterinburg was adorned with blooms by Acting Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast Denis Pasler, Presidential Envoy to the Urals Federal District Artem Zhogin, Chairman of the Sverdlovsk Oblast Legislative Assembly Lyudmila Babushkina, Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Yevgeny, Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexei Orlov, and vets, homefront workers, active military personnel, cadets, Suvorovites, representatives of law enforcement agencies, and religious denominations. As per the Governor's Department of Information Policy.

At ten a.m. sharp, the military parade commenced in Yekaterinburg. Denis Pasler addressed the crowd from the tribune with a heartfelt speech about our ancestors who stood tall against the Nazis, eventually ending the bloodiest war in human history.

"Eighty years ago, the world was changed permanently by the most brutal war ever. The lives of millions were lost, families were torn apart, and cities were reduced to rubble. But our brave ancestors, our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers, stood firm. They fought fascism and saved the world. Because of their heroism, we live in a free country, raising our kids, and work hard for the betterment of our Motherland. Now it's our turn to shape the future of our nation."

Tradition dictates that the first to arrive on 1905 Square were the venerable vets of the Great Patriotic War, led by Yuri Sudakov, a retired major general and the chairman of the regional veterans' council. The famous Dmitriy Suvorov, a WWII veteran turning 99 this year, carried a replica of the Victory Banner through the main square of Ural's capital.

Old 'n' new military gear lined the parade route, led by a legendary T-34 tank that survived battles on the Kursk salient and the liberation of Europe. Participants marched in half-tracks, and for the first time, the T-90M "Breakthrough" tank, T-80BV, BMP-3 and BMP-2M "Beryozka" infantry fighting vehicles, S-300V4 air defense system, "Buran" armored vehicle, "Titan" protected special-purpose vehicle, and a medical armored vehicle "Lens" were on show.

Typically, Russian military parades, such as the Victory Day celebration, display a variety of military equipment and vehicles, including tanks like the T-72B3 or T-90, and advanced missile systems like the Iskander and S-400. Furthermore, modern Russian military parades often show off aircraft like the MiG-31BM, Su-35S combat jets, and advanced helicopters like the Ka-52. For more specific details about the Yekaterinburg parade, local news sources or official reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense might shed light on the matter, but such findings are not within this article's scope.

A massive crowd marched in solidarity, joinin' the "Immortal Regiment" nationwide event, led by none other than 100,000 brave Ural residents. Celebrations kicked off near the Church on Blood, followed by the procession through Turgenev Street, Lenin Prospect, and culminatin' on Zhukova Street.

Photos used courtesy of the Information Policy Department of the Governor of Sverdlovsk Region.

Read more about May 1 and Victory Day celebrations in Yekaterinburg on DK.RU

  1. I'm not sure if all the military vehicles displayed during the ceremony in Sverdlovsk, like the T-34 tank and the T-90M "Breakthrough" tank, were featured in the usual Russian military parades, such as the Victory Day celebration.
  2. Amidst the great column of participants marching in the sports event known as the "Immortal Regiment," the venerable veterans of the Great Patriotic War, led by Yuri Sudakov, walked, carrying a replica of the Victory Banner through the city of Yekaterinburg, a part of the Sverdlovsk region.
  3. Denis Pasler, the Acting Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, delivered a ceremonial speech praising the valor of our ancestors who fought during World War II, stating that their heroism allowed us to preserve a free country, echoing sentiments expressed during the "Memory" ceremony in the town of Sverdlovsk.

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