LIVE: Moscow marks Defender of the Fatherland Day with fireworks

Subscribe to our channel! Ruptly is LIVE from Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill and from Sparrow Hills observation deck as Moscow marks the Defender of the Fatherland Day with several fireworks displays across the Russian capital on Saturday, February 23. The Defender of the Fatherland Day is a nationwide holiday celebrated annually in honour of those who serve or did serve in the Russian Armed Forces. It marks the date of the establishment of the Red Army in 1918. The celebrations take pl