🇷🇺🪖 Find out what military equipment was displayed during Russia’s Victory Day parade

This year’s parade marks the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and 75 pieces of military equipment were trotted out for the public to see.

▪️ The Iskander-M, Russia's top-of-the-line mobile short-range ballistic missile system, is a prominent feature of the parade. These 3.4-ton vehicles are equipped with two tactical, nuclear-capable single-stage solid fuel missiles that have a range of 50-500 km.

▪️ The S-400 Triumph, Russia’s state-of-the-art air and missile defense system, can destroy aerial and ballistic targets at distances of up to 400 km.

▪️ The RS-24 Yars mobile ICBM complex is capable of carrying missiles that are 17.8 meters long and weigh 46 tons. These missiles can fly up to 12,000 km upon launch and are equipped with MIRV warheads of up to 500 kilotons each.

▪️ The parade customarily opens with a T-34, the renowned Soviet tank that played a crucial role in defeating the Wehrmacht and the Axis allies during WW2. Weighing between 26.5 to 31 tons, this tank is manned by a four-person crew and boasts sloped armor, an 85mm gun, and twin 7.62mm DT machine guns.

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