Bad weather conditions in Moscow led to the cancellation of the traditional Victory Day air parade, celebrated on May 09th. Low clouds over the Russian capital prevented military aircraft from flying over Red Square.
Yevgeny Tishkovets, from the Russian meteorological service Phobos, had already informed the RIA Novosti agency that conditions in Moscow at the time of Monday's parade "would be difficult."
Phobos reported that a ceiling cloud layer of 300 meters was expected, leading to the cancellation of military aviation participation in the parade. Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for President Vladimir Putin, confirmed the cancellation of the overflight.
During the rehearsals in the days leading up to the parade, the jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) were observed flying in Z formation. The letter Z was painted on a number of vehicles taking part in the invasion of the neighboring country as a form of identification, but has now become a symbol of what Russia calls a "special military operation".
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Three Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters were also ed during the trials, possibly indicating that three series production aircraft of this type are currently in service with VKS.
The crews of the Su-57 in preparation for participation in the rehearsal of the Victory Parade.
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