Parade in honor of Victory Day was held in Donetsk

Military parade in honor of Victory Day in the great Patriotic war was held in the first Day weekend morning in Donetsk, it was attended by about 1, 5 thousand Soldiers of the Donetsk people's Republic and about 30 pieces of different mechanisms.
It's the 1st Military parade in Donetsk. Before the Victory Day took place in only peaceful demonstrations. Despite the statements of Kiev about the impending bloody provocations, to see the Grand procession gathered more than fifteen thousand people. In certain sectors are veterans of the great Patriotic war and the first person in DND, RIA " Novosti ".
the head of the defense Ministry of the Republic opened the parade of greeting and congratulation on Victory Day. In the parade was attended by graduates of military schools, rescuers, internal troops, the Republican guard and other units of the army of the Donetsk national Republic, as well as military equipment. Equally took part in the parade " Immortal regiment ". Citizens carried photographs of their relatives who participated in the great Patriotic war. At the conclusion of the parade will be a series of festive events, competitions, field kitchen, and the evening will be a fireworks display. Preparations For the military parade in Donetsk was two weeks. There were two rehearsals of the procession. The authorities of the Republic were invited to the Military parade of commissioners of the OSCE, but to participate in it, they didn't want to. As assured in the headquarters of the militia DND, the Commissioners of the monitoring mission during the parade will be near and to observe the parade and traffic engineering. All the weapons that participates in the parade, in DND promised to take in places of permanent deployment immediately upon completion of the festivities. In addition, despite the fact that the city of Gorlovka in Eastern Ukraine has undergone in the night of Saturday to the next attack, it began a rally in honor of Victory Day." the night before the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Ukrainian Military were heavily shelled the outskirts of the city. There are minor destruction. Fortunately, the victims could defend themselves. Currently the cannonade ceased. Citizens massively take to the streets. Such gatherings long ago I don't remember. Currently we have started a Victory rally, then will hold a festive procession. We will celebrate, no matter what, " said 1st Deputy head of the city of Gorlovka Alexander Alipov.


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