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Soldiers of the Western military district began to practice the Victory day parade, which will take place in St. Petersburg on June 24. About it reports a press-service of the WMD.

Commander of the Western military district, hero of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev has held working meeting on preparation and holding of the parade, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war.

In St.-Petersburg June 24 military parade on Palace square will take part 4.8 thousand servicemen, employees of law enforcement agencies in the region, and also cadets of military schools, cadets and pupils of Junior military units, he said. The young participants of the upcoming parade will be able to participate only with the permission of their parents or legal representatives.

the Commander of ZVO demanded from the heads of departments to pay special attention to the complex of sanitary and anti-epidemic measures of disinfection of premises for accommodation of parade participants and vehicles. Each soldier will be tested for the presence of coronavirus infection, and only in the absence of infection will be included in the parade.

staff will be provided with PPE – gloves, medical masks and antiseptics.

Now the parade started training, which are held in the places of their permanent deployment.