Victory Day Parade – 2025: what time does it start today, May 9, in Moscow

Today, on May 9, 2025, large-scale festive events will be held in Moscow in honor of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. The main event will be the Victory Day Parade on Red Square. What time does it start and where to watch the live broadcast, read in the Izvestia article.

The parade will begin at exactly 10:00 Moscow time and will last approximately two hours. The parade columns will be opened by foot formations of various branches of the armed forces, cadets from Suvorov, Nakhimov and cadet schools, yunarmeyts, participants in a special military operation, as well as a combined military band.

The program includes the removal of the national flag of Russia and the Victory Banner, a speech by the president, a minute of silence, a parade of foot troops, a demonstration of modern and historical military equipment, as well as an air show with the participation of the aerobatic teams "Russian Knights" and "Swifts".

Action patterns: what the audience will see at the Victory Anniversary parade

The latest Hyacinth-K and Malva self-propelled artillery systems, as well as Geranium-2 and Lancets UAVs, were seen at the rehearsals

Veterans of the Great Patriotic War and their families, as well as officials and foreign guests, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, as well as heads of most countries, will be able to watch the parade from the stands on May 9. formerly part of the USSR and played an important role in the victory over Nazism.

You can follow the events in real time on the Izvestia website. The live broadcast of the holiday will also take place on the main federal TV channels (Channel One, Rossiya 1, Channel Five and REN TV), RUTUBE, VK video services and other digital platforms.

Earlier, Izvestia told how preparations for the Victory Day Parade are going.