02:44Russia: Volgograd hosts parade to mark 80th anniversary of Battle of Stalingrad
The military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad took place on Fallen Fighters Square in the city now known as Volgograd on Thursday.
Footage shows veterans and other guests watching soldiers marching and military vehicles passing through the square.
Contemporary vehicles from World War 2 and modern combat ones could be seen, while an aerial display, featuring an AN-2 aircraft flying over the square and dropping hundreds of leaflets over the spectators, closed the event.
According media reports, 1,600 people and 30 vehicles took part.
The Battle of Stalingrad, the successful Soviet defence of the city, took place from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943. It is believed to be the most brutal and deadliest battle of the conflict.
Total Axis casualties (Germans, Romanians, Italians, and Hungarians) are believed to have totalled more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured.
According to Russian military historians, 1,100,000 Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded, missing, or captured in the campaign to defend Stalingrad, while 40,000 civilians also lost their lives.
In 1945, Stalingrad was officially proclaimed a Hero City of the Soviet Union.
02:44The military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad took place on Fallen Fighters Square in the city now known as Volgograd on Thursday.
Footage shows veterans and other guests watching soldiers marching and military vehicles passing through the square.
Contemporary vehicles from World War 2 and modern combat ones could be seen, while an aerial display, featuring an AN-2 aircraft flying over the square and dropping hundreds of leaflets over the spectators, closed the event.
According media reports, 1,600 people and 30 vehicles took part.
The Battle of Stalingrad, the successful Soviet defence of the city, took place from July 17, 1942, to February 2, 1943. It is believed to be the most brutal and deadliest battle of the conflict.
Total Axis casualties (Germans, Romanians, Italians, and Hungarians) are believed to have totalled more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured.
According to Russian military historians, 1,100,000 Red Army soldiers were killed, wounded, missing, or captured in the campaign to defend Stalingrad, while 40,000 civilians also lost their lives.
In 1945, Stalingrad was officially proclaimed a Hero City of the Soviet Union.