page_title: Minsk Independence Day Parade
section_title: 2018
hierarchical_section_title: Minsk Independence Day Parade / List of Parades / 2018
caption_attribution_description: English: Руководство ВДВ России и Вооруженных сил Белоруссии обсудили в Минске совместную подготовку военнослужащих
context_page_description: The Minsk Independence Day Parade also known as the July 3rd Parade is the main event of the Independence Day of Belarus. This parade is held annually in Minsk on July 3 and is one of the most frequently held military parades in Eastern Europe, as well as the former Soviet Union. It is held every year except years that celebrate Victory Day, to which Victory Day Parades are held.
context_section_description: Celebrated the 27th anniversary of independence as well as the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belarusian Army. The parade included female cadets for the first time. Troops from the Chinese PLA Honour Guard took part in the parade for the first time with Russian troops making a return appearance. Belarus’s Bogomol and Centaur unmanned ground systems also made their debut appearance at the parade. In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Minsk Suvorov Military School, a section of cadets from the school took part in the parade alongside the school's Corps of Drums as part of a full contingent of junior cadets from specialized lyceums of the Emergencies Ministry, the MVD and the armed forces. 175 female cadets took part in the procession for the first time, including a cadet at the Military Academy who marched in the parade barefooted.
caption: Russian troops during the 2018 parade.
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