Tanks for show: Russia sends combat vehicles to Minsk parade

Despite mounting losses and an ongoing shortage of armored vehicles on the frontlines in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus have launched joint rehearsals for a large-scale military parade set to take place in Minsk on May 9. According to Russian media, armored units from both countries gathered at the Lipki airfield in Minsk Region, where rehearsals are currently underway for the upcoming Victory Day celebration. Footage from the event shows a wide range of vehicles, including Russian T-72B3 tanks, BTR-80 and BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, and 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan heavy mortars.

Also present were "Tigr-M SpN," "Spartak," "Linza," and Chinese-made CS/VN3 Dajiang armored...



Dylan Malyasov.