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The largest military parade in the country's history took place in Poland.

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The largest military parade in the history of Poland on the day of the Polish army took place on the Vistula Highway in Warsaw, the review was dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920. This was reported on August 15 by the Polsat News portal.

The review of the troops was hosted by Polish President Karol Nawrocki. About 1,8 thousand military personnel, more than 300 pieces of Polish-made equipment - Krab self-propelled howitzers, Rak mortars, Piorun man-portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS), Rosomak armored vehicles and Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles marched in the parade. About 60 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were lifted into the sky. For the first time, Husarz F-35As were raised over Warsaw, which painted the sky in the colors of the Polish flag.

At the same time, the naval part of the celebration was held in Gdynia with the participation of more than 20 ships. Both shows were organized under the slogan "Safe Poland".

On August 13, the Polish Defense Ministry noted that the Ukrainian authorities were not invited to the military parade in Warsaw. Among the foreign participants are military personnel from the USA, Canada, Australia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Romania and other countries. The largest group will be the French military.

On August 14, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that the Polish authorities had not invited representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to the parade in order not to lose their political trump card before the elections.

Переведено сервисом «Яндекс Переводчик»

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