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The First Deputy Director of the Russian Guard checked the readiness of the parade crew of the department for the Victory Parade

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Colonel-General Viktor Strigunov checked the readiness of the parade crew of the Russian Guard for the military parade.


In the Separate Operational Division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky of the National Guard Troops held a drill review of military personnel who will take part in the military parade on Red Square on May 9. The readiness of the ceremonial calculation was assessed by the first deputy director of the Russian Guard, Colonel-General Viktor Strigunov. Members of military families and veterans of the division watched the training from the stands.




The ceremonial calculation of the Russian Guard is headed by the commander of the Separate Operational Division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky Major General Nikolai Kuznetsov.

Servicemen solemnly carried the banners of the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, the Separate Operational Division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky, the 290th Rifle Regiment of the Internal Troops of the NKVD of the USSR, the 230th Red Banner Regiment of the NKVD Troops of the USSR, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the OGPU Troops, the Separate Novgorod Artillery Division of the MOOP of the USSR, the Separate Machine Gun Battalion of the Stalingrad Order of Lenin Rifle Division of the NKVD Troops. Behind them, the crews of the first and second parade companies marched with a firm step - a total of 421 people.

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Becoming a participant in a military parade is not easy. To get into the calculation of the parade company, military personnel undergo a strict competitive selection for weight, height and combat bearing.

Preparing for a military parade in the division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky traditionally begins in January. At the first stage of training, military personnel improve single drill training with and without weapons, then they hone drill techniques as part of ranks and parade companies, walking more than 8 km in parade steps. Each movement is practiced to automatism. Next - the passage of fighters as part of the troops of the Moscow garrison on the parade ground in the village of Alabino. Then - night and dress rehearsals of parade crews on Red Square.

Private Sergey Stepanov among the servicemen of the parade crew of the Russian Guard. His great-grandfather Alexander Vasilyevich Zaznobin took part in the battles near Moscow in 1941.

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The most experienced officers in the parade crew of the National Guard are Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Shtrakand Major < b>Alexander Logvinov. This is already the 17th and, accordingly, the 16th military parade in which they will take part, but each time the Dzerzhinsky residents experience constant excitement and pride.

First Deputy Director of the Russian Guard, General- ColonelViktor Strigunov expressed confidence that the soldiers and officers of the division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky will adequately represent the Russian Guard at a military parade, demonstrating impeccable bearing and combat coherence. He also wished the participants of the parade crew success in military service, goodness, happiness and family well-being.

On May 7, 2022, the servicemen of the Russian Guard will take part in an open dress rehearsal of parade crews on Red Square.


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