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MOSCOW, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - On Wednesday night,
Muscovites had the opportunity to watch the second practice flight over Red
Square conducted by Russian Air Force planes in preparation for VE-Day.
The aircraft passed several times over the center of the city.
On Tuesday, at 7:00 p.m., the first VE-Day parade practice flight was
conducted.
“Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Colonel General Alexander
Zelin supervised the practice,” Russian Air Force spokesperson Colonel Alexander
Drobyshevsky said.
“Two planes, Su-27 and Su-25, flew over Red Square. Colonel Igor Tkachenko
piloted the Su-27 fighter and Colonel Oleg Makovetsky piloted the Su-25 attack
plane,” he said.
“A full-scale practice session will be conducted in the beginning of May
and will involve more than 10 Su-27, MiG-29 and Su-25 planes from the 16th Air
Army,” Drobyshevsky said.
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