A final night rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day parade was held in Moscow on Tuesday, May 4, booming with the powerful roar of military aircraft engines.

"The rehearsal consisted of two stages," said colonel lieutenant Sergei Vlasov, spokesman for the commander of the Moscow military district.

20 aviation groups (more than 125 military planes and helicopters) will be enabled in the parade. The aircraft will include the Russian military transport planes Il -76, Il- 78 and An-124, accompanied by multi-purpose Su-27 fighters, aircraft aviation special-purpose IL-80s and A-50s, Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers and supersonic Tu-160 Blackjacks. The visitors will also see Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers, Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes, MiG-29 Fulcrum and MiG-31 Foxhound fighter jets.

Parades will be held in 61 Russian cities, Ukraine and Belarus, RIA Novosti reported.

An Armenian company will also participate in the Moscow parade.