The military parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War has kicked off on Moscow’s Red Square.

At the central podium are Russian President Vladimir Putin, veterans, and guests of this event, including the leaders of Armenia, China, Venezuela, Serbia, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Abkhazia, and of several other countries, including African states.

It is noteworthy that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been seated next to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.