A group of Mongolian military servicemen took part in the event, for the first time, and marched among the thousands of troops who marched across Red Square in Moscow at the victory parade. Some 80 servicemen no less than 180 centimeters tall were selected from different units of the Mongolian armed forces to take part in the Moscow parade.
The parade started at 10:00 a.m. local time (07:00 GMT). President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj was among more than 20 world leaders watching the event, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Pranab Mukherjee of India, and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Russia presented its new military vehicles during the parade, including a highly sophisticated tank and new armor. Military units from across Russia – some dressed in WWII-era uniforms – marched, and more than 100 aircraft flew over Red Square.
During WWII Mongolia contributed 500,000 horses, a tank regiment, and an Air Force squadron to the Red Army, with forces formed on a voluntary basis and from donations contributed by the Mongolian people. Mongolia sent nine trains with ammunition, food, and presents for the Soviet servicemen. Mongolia also delivered around half a million tons of meat and 64,000 tons of wool to the Soviet Union.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was the most prominent world leader to attend the Victory Day parade and Putin took special note in his speech of China’s role in the war, saying that like the Soviet Union “lost many, many millions of people.”
On the sidelines of his working visit to the Russian Federation, President Ts.Elbegdorj awarded outstanding figures and some citizens of Russia with State Orders and Medals of Mongolia for their contributions to bilateral relations between Mongolia and Russia.
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