In Moscow, at the parade on May 9, the main part of the procession was made up of cadets of Russian schools, and employees of the military units of the Russian Federation almost did not participate in the action.
Also on Red Square in Moscow, where the overflight was canceled, had almost no military equipment.
Belarusian opposition leader, expert of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future Igor Tishkevich told about this on Facebook.
According to According to him, there were only eight infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) of various models, 12 tanks, vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and Iskander at the parade on Russian military equipment. The expert called all of today's action in Moscow a “parade of children.”
the parade was not enough,” he wrote.
According to him, the Russian cadets represented the “parade crew of the Navy regiment” and “the parade crew of the Airborne Forces”, as well as the border troops of the FSB and the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The exception was engineering units, railway troops performing the tasks of developing BAM, “Cossacks” and military police, who should not leave positions near Moscow.
Recall that the National Security and Defense Council reported why the air parade was canceled in Russian cities.< /p>
