The 2010 Kyiv Victory Day Parade was held on May 9, 2010, in

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, honoring the 65th anniversary of the

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's victory in the

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(in 2015 Ukraine altered this day to

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and in 2023 abolished it all together
). Military vehicles and soldiers dressed in

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uniforms marched on

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and through

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. Inspecting the parade was the

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of the Armed Forces

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Ivan Svyda while the commander of the

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, Colonel General Henadii Vorobiov commanded the parade. The decree for holding the parade was signed on 23 March of that year. The

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delivered a jubilee address in his position as Supreme Commander. 2,500 members of the

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as well as troops from

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and

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(the former being represented by the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade taking part in a joint contingent with the Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Guard Regiment) took part in the parade. 17

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took part in the parade under the command of the Chief of the

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, Major General Volodymyr Derkach.

Full order of march past

* Historical Contingent ** First part *** Colors Party composed of the

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and the

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***

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*** Historical colors *** Front Standard bearers ** Second part *** Vehicles of the

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(led by the Ukrainian-made

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) ***

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Infantry *** Armoured Forces of the Red Army ***

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***

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***

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*** Red Army Female personnel * Corps of Drums,

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* Tri-Service Colour Guard * Composite Russian-Ukrainian contingent ** Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky Independent Presidential Guard Regiment ** 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade *

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* 15th Transport Aviation Brigade * Koroliov Military Institute (

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) *

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of the

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* National Security Service Academy *

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* 21st Brigade of the

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* Kharkiv National Civil Defense University,

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Other jubilee parades

The Kyiv parade was the center of the 65th anniversary celebrations, with 2,000 military personnel and about 100 units of military equipment were brought to celebrate Victory Day with parades in other Ukrainian cities. 1,040 Russian troops took part in the parades in four Ukrainian cities:

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and

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. In turn, 75 cadets from the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy participated in the

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Gallery

File:Victory day Kiev 5.jpg, Ukrainian paratroopers File:Victory day Kiev 4.jpg, Soviet tank soldiers File:Victory day Kiev 6.jpg, Personnel of the Independent Presidential Regiment marching with a unit from the

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during the parade. File:Victory day Kiev 3.jpg, Historical troops on the

tank.

References

{{Parades in Ukraine Military parades in Ukraine 2010s in Kyiv 2010 in Ukraine Events in Kyiv May 2010 in Ukraine

Full order of march past

Other jubilee parades

Gallery

See also

References