forces. what is some one look you looking for here. are you going to get much insight into the military hardware, their military capabilities. well, you know, i have already seen what i needed about the hardware. yes it is possible. possible to see what is going on. it is possible to tell well, out of, out of this, parade, it is possible to find friends in the delegation. and very interesting. the general trend is to find them. the russian armed forces. [ indiscernible ] probably good. you forget about the policy. which is good because the russian army was well, basically, neglected over 20 years.
premiere showing of its best, newest military hardware. let s go to matthew chance from moscow with more. matthew, first tell us what we will be looking for, looking out for today. what will happen? what sort of military hardware is going to be on display? andrew. first of all, the victory day parade here in 2015, marking 70 years since the end of the second world war, great patriotic war they call it here. just about now getting under way. behind me i can see a long line of armored vehicles, tanks, missle-launchers lined up in preparation to roll through the cobbles of red square, past that audience of invited guests in what is perhaps the biggest victory day celebration that russia has ever staged. 16,500 troops. take part in formal parades
and another victory for the russian nation. there were no victories after crimea. so people cannot stay in state for long. you need to provide them signs of, of their greatness. and showing the newest equipment, largest parade, the substitute for new things in the geopolitical game. that is why the the parade does play during important domestic role here in russia. and i would look to add one more, one more thing about the history, about the the victory day in russia. the soviet union.
reappear. thank you guys for being here. thank you very much. the question is, will the applause last? if you are a patriots fan, tom can do no wrong. i think that brady is, certainly the john f. kennedy of the sports world. what i don t think is, this might tarnish his legacy some what. reporter: jason carol, cnn, new york. and, before we go, we want to show you some live pictures of russia celebrating the 70th anniversary of the soviet union s victory over nazi germany in world war ii. it is a spectacular parade in red square in moscow. remember more than 26 million people from the then soviet union were killed in the war. for many average russians this is what this day is all about. remembrance. also expected to be the last major celebration where world war ii veterans will actually be able to take part. the 70th anniversary of the
country because of terror threats. hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m andrew stevens. you are watching cnn newsroom. it is 10:00 a.m. in moscow right now. russia is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii for the soviet union. this is a major holiday in russia. it is called victory day. and it marks the day that germany surrendered to the soviets in 1945. russia refers to world war ii as the great patriotic war. more than 26 million people in the soviet union died that is nearly a quarter of the population. today as many as 4 million soldiers still remain unaccounted for. the russian president, vladamir putin said victory day is russia s biggest holiday. today s parade, russia s