According to the program, Hu and other leaders were to take part in a series of celebratory activities, including a military parade on the Red Square, a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, and a banquet hosted by President Dmitry Medvedev.
Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said earlier that more than 10,000 personnel, 159 military armaments, 127 aircraft and helicopters would participate in the Red Square parade.
In the World Anti-Fascist War, the Soviet Union fought 80 percent of the German fascist forces in the European theater, which cost the Soviets 27 million lives and immeasurable national wealth./China Daily Online
Bilden: Chinese President Hu Jintao (front L) meets with representatives of the Russian war veterans who helped China battle Japanese troops in the World Anti-Fascist War, in Moscow, capital of Russia, May 8,
