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Despite the fact that 98 million rubles were allocated to clear clouds in Moscow by May 9, the military aviation parade on Victory Day was cancelled. And in St. Petersburg, the naval part of the parade was canceled without explanation Dress rehearsal for the Victory Parade in Moscow

(Photo: Valery Sharifulin / TASS)

​Moscow without aviation This year the Victory Parade on Red Square took place without aviation. The reason, according to the Ministry of Defense, was unsuitable weather in the capital and region. Later this is the press secretary Russian President Dmitry Peskov. He emphasized that an order from neither the Supreme Commander-in-Chief nor the Minister of Defense was needed to cancel the air part of the parade. “There are safety conditions due to weather conditions when military aviation

cannot carry out its tasks,” Peskov said, noting that the cloud cover was almost 150 meters, and aviation should not fly below 500 meters of cloud cover.

This is enough for planes to land - the airports were operating as normal, Roman Vilfand, director of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, told RBC. But such weather is not suitable for demonstration flights, he said. “The plane would simply go into the clouds, nothing would be visible. If the clouds were of the middle tier - at an altitude of 3 km, then it would be possible to make the figures that were expected,” explained the director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.

On March 23, 2017, a tender worth 293.6 million rubles was posted on the government procurement website. for “carrying out work on weather protection of Moscow” on May 1, May 9 and June 12. About 98 million rubles. was allocated to ensure cloudless skies over Moscow on Victory Day. The customer of the work is “Expertavtodor”, the contractor is the “Agency of Atmospheric Technologies”. RBC was unable to contact her on May 9; the company did not answer phone calls. Impact on clouds and their dehydration by spraying reagents leads to a decrease in precipitation intensity, Vilfand noted. “Such operations were carried out, the intensity of precipitation was reduced. But no one set out to create clear sky

. This is impossible. Especially given the synoptic process that existed,” he stated. The day before, May 8, it was raining and sleet in the capital. civil aviation Aeroflot, former military pilot Vitaly Sokolovsky. At the moment, the Russian Aerospace Forces have the necessary training and are fully equipped with technical means to conduct flights in any weather conditions, he noted.

Victory Parade rehearsal (Photo: Denis Tyrin/AP)

“There are special devices and systems that allow this to be done. But still there was 99% confidence,” Sokolovsky said. “With such visibility, we must not forget about the 1%, which accounts for disasters and emergency situations.”

Considering that the flights were supposed to take place over a densely populated area, the authorities did not take risks and wisely canceled the aerial part of the parade, says the head of the flight test complex LII. Gromov, Honored Pilot of Russia Boris Barsukov. In order to fly over Red Square, pilots would have to “break through” the clouds while descending, he pointed out. “Anything could have happened in such conditions, including collisions aircraft, so they would walk in fairly dense order of battle", said Barsukov. According to the pilot, on May 9 there were powerful cyclone fronts and the fact that during the parade itself it was possible to ensure the absence of precipitation was already an achievement.

That the aviation part of the Victory Parade in Moscow will be represented by 17 helicopters and 55 aircraft, including the strategic missile carriers Tu-160, Tu-95MS, as well as the supersonic fighter-interceptor Mig-31. A demonstration was planned attack helicopters Ka-52, which, according to the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff Sergei Rudsky, played a decisive role in the second liberation of Palmyra. A performance by the Russian Knights aerobatic team was also planned. In conclusion, six Su-25 BM attack aircraft were supposed to paint the sky over Red Square in the colors of the Russian tricolor.

At the same time, the cost of aviation kerosene, which would have been spent during the parade, amounted to ​about 14 million rubles.​

Petersburg without ships

In St. Petersburg, the Victory Parade also did not go according to plan - the participation of warships was canceled, Interfax reported. Previously, it was assumed that more than ten ships from the Baltic and Leningrad naval bases of the fleet would take part in the celebrations in the Neva waters. The Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on the cancellation of the naval part of the parade in St. Petersburg. RBC is awaiting an official response to its request.

St. Petersburg edition “Fontanka” that the ships of the Baltic Fleet entered the Neva waters on May 3, but left it three days later. The reason was allegedly the American destroyer USS Carney, which may have Tomahawk cruise missiles on board, entering the Gulf of Gdansk, the publication claimed. An unnamed Baltic Fleet officer told Fontanka that dispersing ships at sea is a common tactic. navy in the event of a threat of a surprise missile strike.

An RBC source in the Ministry of Defense called this explanation “nonsense.” However, when asked why the ships did not appear in St. Petersburg on May 9, the interlocutor found it difficult to answer. “The decision was made to return them, and that’s it. Why, I don’t know, but this has nothing to do with the American destroyer. We would not transfer all our forces for one ship,” he said.

According to Fontanka, the government of St. Petersburg spent about 4 million rubles on preparing the naval part of the parade. The money went to install mooring barrels for ships in the Neva and pay extracurricular work port services for the night placement of ships in the Neva on May 3.

If the decision to cancel the naval parade in St. Petersburg on May 9 was made due to the approaching inland waters Russia American destroyer, then, most likely, “this was the decision of a non-military person,” says military expert Vladimir Shcherbakov. He also noted that weather They could hardly have played a decisive role, since they could only affect the “visual perception of the spectacle.”

The editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine, reserve colonel Viktor Murakhovsky, also does not believe that naval part The parade in St. Petersburg was canceled due to the American destroyer. In his opinion, this may be related to the actions of the Russian armed forces in Syria.

We are talking about the concentration of a naval group in the Eastern Mediterranean, Murakhovsky admitted. “This is necessary, first of all, in order to deter provocations aimed at disrupting the process that Russia, Iran and Turkey are ensuring in Syria,” the military expert concluded.

The parade in honor of the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in 28 Russian cities this year, the Ministry of Defense reported. More than 90 thousand military personnel took part in it. The largest parade was in Moscow - more than 10 thousand military personnel and 114 units of ground military equipment took part in it. In St. Petersburg, more than four thousand people, 96 units of military equipment and more than 40 aircraft were involved in the celebration.

Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the Moscow region, the Ministry of Defense decided to cancel the flight of military aircraft over Red Square during the Victory Parade. It was planned that 72 planes and helicopters would fly over the square.

Aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces over Red Square on dress rehearsal Victory Parade on May 7 (Photo: Ekaterina Shlyushenkova / RBC)

The Ministry of Defense has canceled the aerial part of the parade in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, TASS reports citing the department's press service.

The decision was made due to unfavorable weather conditions in Moscow and the region.

“The planes and helicopters involved in the Victory Parade on Red Square will return to their home airfields,” the agency quotes a message from the defense department.

In 2017, about 10 thousand military personnel and 114 units of ground equipment took part in the parade.

It was assumed that 72 aircraft and helicopters would take part in the air parade. The air column was to be led by the world's largest military transport helicopter, the Mi-26, accompanied by four Mi-8s. The parade was to include strategic and long-range bombers Tu-160, Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3, as well as fighters, including the latest Su-35S, front-line bombers and attack aircraft, Yak-130 combat training aircraft, military transport vehicles and aircraft -refuelers. It was also planned that Mi-26 and Mi-8AMTSh, Mi-28N, Ka-52 and Mi-35M helicopters would fly over Red Square. Aviation was concentrated at eight airfields in eight regions of Russia.

At the military parade in St. Petersburg, the aviation flyover went according to plan. “The most people took part in the aerial part of the parade experienced crews Su-35, MiG-29, Su-27, Su-34 fighters, Ka-52, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-26 helicopters, An-12, An-26, Tu-134 transport aircraft, more in total 40 units of aviation equipment,” the press service of the Western Military District told TASS.

However, the St. Petersburg parade took place without the participation of ships, Interfax reports. It was previously reported that on Victory Day, ships from the Baltic and Leningrad naval bases of the fleet will take part in ceremonial events in the Neva waters. In total, it was planned to use more than ten ships, boats and support vessels Baltic Fleet. However, despite their announced participation in the celebrations, the ships never appeared in St. Petersburg.

In 2016, 71 units of military equipment flew over Moscow in an aerial formation. This year, among other things, they were supposed to fly over the capital attack helicopters Ka-52 and the Russian Knights aerobatic team.

As RBC previously reported, according to the government procurement website and according to RBC calculations, more than 509 million rubles were spent on the celebration in Moscow.

Yesterday a parade took place in Moscow in honor of the 72nd anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. This year it was only on land. The aircraft's flight over Red Square was hampered by low clouds, which even specially called aircraft could not clear. Carrying out the action " Immortal Regiment"The bad weather didn't interfere.

The weather conditions in Moscow have not been ideal for the last two days. The day before festive events It was not only raining in the city, but also snowing: experts cautiously predicted the cancellation of the aviation part of the Victory Parade. But even on the eve of the event, the military still counted on planes and helicopters flying over Red Square. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, General Viktor Bondarev, in an interview with Rossiya 24, several times emphasized the importance of the aviation part of the parade, and also promised Muscovites a worthy spectacle. According to him, almost all pilots participating in the parade participated in the Russian military campaign in Syria. "They are all highly awarded state awards“, fulfilled their duty there with honor and dignity, and here they show skill that will be the envy of many countries,” he said.

A day later, the “weather” fears were confirmed: the Ministry of Defense abandoned the traditional flight of planes and helicopters over Red Square due to low clouds. The Moscow authorities allocated almost 300 million rubles. to disperse clouds on May 1 and 9, as well as June 12, 2017. These contracts were received by ANO "Agency ATTECH", and up to ten An-12, An-26, Yak-42 aircraft or their equivalents were supposed to disperse the clouds. On Victory Day the equipment failed. An hour before the start of the parade, it was announced that the equipment would be returning to permanent airfields.

Let us recall that the aerial formation was to be opened by the world's largest military transport helicopter, the Mi-26, accompanied by four Mi-8s. It was to be followed by combat Mi-28N, Mi-35 and Ka-52. It was also planned to fly a group of four Tu-22M3 long-range aircraft, led by the Tu-160 strategic missile carrier. In addition, the aviation parade included Tu-95MS strategic bombers, Il-78 tanker aircraft, An-124 and Il-76MD military transport aircraft, and various fighter aircraft.

The head of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, told Kommersant that the cancellation of the aerial part of the military parade was most likely due to insufficient visibility for military equipment. According to him, the current conditions are not critical for civil aviation. “Airports and airfields set the minimum values ​​of the cloud base at which the plane is allowed to land. For example, when the cloud base is at 400-600 m, this visibility is enough for the pilot to get out of the clouds and land the plane. A parade is a completely different matter. Powerful military aircraft do not fly or perform maneuvers at low altitude; this is prohibited and simply impossible,” explained Mr. Vilfand. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov also confirmed that the security factor played a key role. "There was no need for an order to cancel flights. supreme commander in chief, nor the Minister of Defense," he said.

As a result, the parade turned out to be exclusively land. Senior military personnel solemnly walked along Red Square educational institutions, Suvorov and Nakhimov schools, cadet corps, as well as many other military personnel.

The column of military equipment was headed by the T-34-85 tank, followed by Tiger-M armored vehicles, Typhoon armored vehicles, combat vehicles infantry "Kurganets-25" and BMP-3, tanks T-72B3 and T-14 "Armata", self-propelled howitzers"Coalition-SV" and "Msta-S". We drove through Red Square and operational-tactical missile systems"Iskander-M", anti-aircraft missile systems "Tor-M2U" and "Buk-M2", armored personnel carriers, airborne combat vehicles, anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph". The RS-24 Yars strategic missile systems closed the column. President Vladimir Putin made it clear in his speech that neither weather conditions nor the absence of foreign guests (yesterday, only the President of Moldova, Igor Dodon, was present at the parade among state leaders) could influence the general festive mood of citizens.

Yesterday, the “Immortal Regiment” event took place in Russia - a procession during which people carry photographs of their relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the capital the action attracted at least 850 thousand participants, in St. Petersburg - about 700 thousand, in the Far Eastern federal district- approximately 285 thousand people. The action also took place on other continents.

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On May 9, Channel One will broadcast the parade on Red Square: 13,000 participants, dozens of military vehicles, many new products, and not only on the ground.

Our newest Su-57 fighters will fly over the center of Moscow. In total there will be 77 planes and helicopters in the sky. Channel One is ready to present this part of the parade literally at its best.

A Tu-95 MS takes off from a military airfield in Engels. Heading to Moscow. These shots are breathtaking! One camera is installed on the tail of the plane, the other in the cockpit films the ship’s commander, Captain Anton Kharlov. On May 9, he will take part in the Victory Day parade for the first time!

“The plane is heavy, inert, about 140 tons over Red Square. You get pleasure from every flight, satisfaction from the flight, especially from this one!” - Captain of the Russian Aerospace Forces, pilot, participant of the Victory Parade Anton Kharlov shares his emotions.

In NATO reference books the name “Bear” was assigned to this vehicle. Tu-95 MS - the backbone strategic aviation Russia's long-range bomber is equipped with the latest cruise missiles and is the fastest among all propeller-driven aircraft.

Captain Kharlov respectfully takes off his cap in front of him - so on the eve of the rehearsal of the aviation part of the Parade, he begins a detailed inspection of his aircraft. Pilot Oleg Skitsky has approximately the same pre-flight ritual. Under his management " White Swan" - one of the brightest participants in the upcoming parade.

Tu-160 is the pride of our country, the largest and most powerful supersonic aircraft in the entire history of military aviation:

“For any pilot, participation in the Victory Parade is an event that will be remembered for a lifetime. Of course, this is very honorable, but at the same time very responsible!” - says Russian Aerospace Forces pilot, Victory Parade participant Oleg Skitsky.

Lipetsk pilot German Anakhov has already experienced this sense of responsibility eight times; he pilots a Su-34 and affectionately calls his plane a duckling.

On May 9, for the first time, he will lead the Tactical Wing group; these are 10 fighters of various modifications, which are currently training in the skies above Lipetsk region. All in order to fly over Red Square in perfect formation in 20 seconds on Victory Day.

“My dear uncle was a pilot, he died in the Great Patriotic War. Patriotic War“, of course, I will take his photo into the cabin on May 9 and treat it,” says German Anakhov.

In total, 77 helicopters and airplanes will be involved in the aviation part of the Parade. Among them are new products - fifth-generation fighters Su-57, as well as MiG-31 interceptors, equipped hypersonic missiles"Dagger".

And, of course, no holiday would be complete without reliable and time-tested equipment - for example, a training flight of an Il-78 tanker aircraft. Our film crew is on board.

A demonstration of in-flight refueling of the Tu-160 missile carrier is about to begin. He's flying right behind us. To extend the hose-cone to it, crews need to calculate everything down to the millimeter.

There were less than 10 minutes of flight left to Red Square, but the weather over Moscow suddenly turned bad, and the planes decided to turn around. However, the pilots who had to return to their air bases ahead of schedule are not worried: according to weather forecasters, on Victory Day in Moscow it will be sunny and without precipitation.

Due to abnormal weather conditions, aviation did not take part in the aerial part of the Victory Parade. span air technology was canceled for the second time in the parade's history. The first was on June 24, 1945, when the planes could not take off due to heavy rain.

MK asked military expert Viktor Murakhovsky for what reasons the air parade was canceled and who exactly could make such a decision.

The aerial part of the parade can only be canceled in the event of the most unfavorable weather conditions. Unfortunately, on May 9 in Moscow the weather was more like late autumn. Heavy low clouds, rain and snow, gusty winds. Despite the fact that since the evening of May 8, aviation tried to disperse the clouds over Moscow, these attempts were unsuccessful.

According to Murakhovsky, the meteorological conditions were extremely unfavorable, and for flights over Moscow there are quite serious restrictions on the limit of lower cloud cover and visibility range.

“It is clear that ensuring flight safety now comes first. Of course, our aviation is all-weather and can carry out combat missions in the most abnormal conditions,” says Murakhovsky. “However, we must understand that for flights over the city, especially in a ceremonial air formation, good weather conditions are needed.

According to Murakhovsky, the flight director can cancel the flight. During the parade, a control center is installed in one of the Kremlin towers from which the commander monitors the actions of aviation. Planes and helicopters leave for the starting points of their routes from different airfields. The flight director controls them online. He relies not only on data that comes to him from the GLONASS system, from military meteorologists, but also monitors information coming from pilots.

In order to make a decision to cancel flights, there are several factors,” says the expert. — A mandatory requirement is visual visibility of aircraft from the ground. In addition, the pilots themselves must see their colleagues in the air, in low cloud conditions. Wind speed and gusts are also taken into account. Probably these data did not satisfy the conditions. Even if the planes flew over Red Square, everyone would only hear the hum of cars.

According to him, the permissible limits for the flight of operational-tactical, long-range and military transport aircraft over Red Square are 300 meters. They have no right to go lower. Therefore, even if aviation flew over, the audience would only hear the hum of planes and helicopters.

According to eyewitnesses, the attempt to fly was still carried out. The planes took off from their home airfields and reached the assembly point in the Tushino area. However, having received the command, they turned around and returned to their airfields.

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