Victory Day Parade – 2026 in Moscow: what time does it start today, May 9th

On Saturday, May 9, Moscow will host large-scale celebrations in honor of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The main event will be the Victory Day Parade on Red Square. What time it starts and where to watch the live broadcast - read in the Izvestia article.

The parade will traditionally begin at exactly 10:00 Moscow time and will last approximately two hours. The live broadcast of the holiday will also take place on the main federal TV channels and digital platforms such as RUTUBE and VK. In addition, you can follow the events in real time on the Izvestia website.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, in 2026, a column of military equipment will not participate in the parade due to the current operational situation. Pupils of the Suvorov military, Nakhimov schools and cadet corps will also not participate in the solemn march on Red Square. At the same time, the walking column will include military personnel from higher military educational institutions of all types and individual branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In addition, according to the Ministry of Defense, during the broadcast of the event, the work of servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of all types and branches of the Armed Forces who perform tasks in the zone of a special military operation, and those who serve in combat, including as part of calculations at the control points of the Strategic Missile Forces, Aerospace Forces and on ships of the Military- The Navy.

During the aviation part, aircraft of aerobatic air groups will fly over Red Square. The parade will end with a flight of pilots on a Su-25 attack aircraft, which will paint the sky of the capital in the colors of the Russian flag. Then a fireworks display is expected in Moscow at 22:00.

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You can attend the Parade on Red Square only by special invitation, which is issued to veterans, their family members, military personnel, employees of ministries and foreign delegations. Foreign leaders are also expected to visit in 2026, and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico have already confirmed their participation.

Last year, the event was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Serbian leader Aleksandar Vucic, as well as the heads of most countries that were formerly part of the USSR and played an important role in the victory over Nazism.

Earlier, Izvestia reported on Victory Day celebrations in Moscow and the regions.