A ceremonial artillery salute was held in St. Petersburg to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War from the Great Beach of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on May 9. the official Internet. portal.
The combined salute division of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy is made up of 100 graduating fifth-year cadets who during their training have demonstrated high academic and sports results. The artillery cadets performed a salvo with 12 pyrotechnic devices, each of which consists of six modules of different calibers, from 105 mm to 310 mm.
For 10 minutes, the sky over St. Petersburg was decorated with more than a thousand fireworks of various types, such as “Ruby”, “Assol”, “Violet”, “Vega”, “Tatiana’s Day”, “Bracelet”. A total of 30 salvos were fired at 30-second intervals. The sound accompaniment of the fireworks was provided by the D-44 85 mm divisional guns.
“Each of the 30 salvos had its own name, and the first and last were traditionally dedicated to the anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War”the message said.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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