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A doomsday Il-80 commando plane escorted by fighter jets as it flies over Moscow, Russia. Photo/youtube
The celebration event marked the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. During the parade, Russia will brandish large guns as its troops fight in Ukraine.
Putin has opposed Western isolation since he ordered the invasion of neighboring Russia. Putin will speak on Red Square ahead of a parade of troops, tanks, rockets and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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“The fly-past over St Basil’s Cathedral will involve supersonic fighters, the Tu-160 strategic bomber and, for the first time since 2010, the “doomsday” Il-80 commando plane, which will carry Russian top brass in the event of a nuclear war.” said the Russian Ministry of Defense (Kemhan).
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In that scenario, the Il-80 was designed to be the Russian presidential cruise command center. The plane is loaded with advanced technology but specific details are a Russian state secret.
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The 69-year-old Kremlin leader has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine to the challenges the Soviet Union faced when Nazi Adolf Hitler invaded in 1941.
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