2009 Moscow Victory Day Parade

The parade was commanded by Valery Gerasimov, commander of the Moscow Military District, and reviewed by Anatoliy Serdyukov of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

A speech was made by the third president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, in which he warned other countries against embarking on military adventures.

This was thought to be a veiled warning directed at Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.

[1] The Defense Ministry noted that the air parade is a de facto dress rehearsal for the jubilee parade that followed in honor of the 65th anniversary of Victory.

This was only the second time since the fall of the Soviet Union when armoured fighting vehicles took part in the Red Square parade.