The Armed Forces were deprived of the Russian Federation opportunities to show their power in parades - British intelligence

The British Intelligence report emphasizes that the T-34 Ceremonial T-34 was the only one present at the May 9 parade on May 9, and heavy armored vehicles and tracked military equipment were absent. On May 9, the Russian Federation traditionally celebrated Victory Day in the Second World War on the Red Square in Moscow, but the number of military equipment and columns with the military did not certify, as usual, "military power" of Russia.

The Ministry of Defense of the UK wrote about it in the report of May 10. As noted in the report, the Russian army no longer has the opportunity to demonstrate its "military capacity" on Red Square, since huge losses in the Russian-Ukrainian war have led to the absence of tanks and other military equipment.

"Given the significant losses of Russian personnel and equipment as a result of war in Ukraine, Russia is deprived of the use of parades to demonstrate military force," - said in the Ministry of Defense of Britain. According to British intelligence, only 9 Su-30cm and MiG-29 aircraft, 6 Su-25, 61 military vehicles together with the T-34 T-34 Tank were presented at the British Intelligence in Moscow.

The report emphasizes that he was the only present combat tank, which is striking contrast with the 2020 parade, in which 20 major combat tanks participated. Heavy armored vehicles, as well as tracked military equipment, were completely absent. In general, according to the British, the scale of the festive parade was reduced. Two -thirds of the participants of the columns passed by the stand were formed from cadets of military academies, youth and veterans.

In addition, internal safety groups and emergency services were recorded. According to intelligence estimates, 9,000 participants took part in the parade as a whole-a little more than in 2023, but less than 2021. In addition, the defense department noted that this year the parades were canceled in 24 cities of the Russian Federation - one more than last year.

First of all, it was done in the regions bordering the Ukrainian border, which testifies, according to British intelligence, about the probable deterioration of the safety that residents feel. It is known that on May 9, the post -Soviet republics, including Ukraine, were celebrated as the Central Day of Remembrance of the Victims of World War II for a long time. Some still do it. However, in Ukraine, Victory Day has not been officially celebrated since 2016.

Instead, the Victory Day was introduced in the Second World War, which was celebrated on May 8, because it was on this day of 1945 that the act of unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht came into force. In addition to Ukraine, May 9 is not a holiday in the Baltic States. We will remind, Focus wrote on May 9: the parade in Moscow came out "modest", which confirms the deficit of equipment in the army.