 The dull parade of the world's Second Army, the parade on Red Square in Moscow on Victory Day 9 May 2023 was attended by significantly fewer units of Russian military equipment than in previous years. In particular, there was only one tank, a World War II era T-34. Radio Sovoboda reported it, referring to the calculations of analyst Oliver Alexander. According to Alexander, a total of only 51 vehicles were involved in this year's parade. Last year, when the parade was already reduced compared to the times before Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, 131 combat vehicles took part in the parade. In 2021, there were 197. This is a reduction of almost four times compared to the last year because of the full-scale invasion. The parade itself lasted about 45 minutes, including a tour of the troops and a speech by Vladimir Putin. In previous years, the parade lasted up to an hour and a half, but then the parade also included an aerial part which was cancelled this year. Alexander, like many other commentators, drew attention to the absence of modern tanks. It was the first time since 2007 that the parade marched without heavy armored vehicles. The parade was opened by a World War II era T-35 tank. Next came light combat vehicles. Tigger, Ven-Ural and Boomerang infantry fighting vehicles, Iskandar and S-400 missile systems and three Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles were also paraded across Red Square. The military equipment took less than 10 minutes to pass through during the parade. In previous years, the passage of equipment took significantly longer and modern armata tanks and other vehicles were demonstrated. About 8,000 people took part in the parade. In 2022, 11,000 military personnel took part in the parade.