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Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev led commemorations marking 80 years since the end of World War II with a major military parade in Astana on Wednesday.
More than 4,000 troops from across Kazakhstan’s armed forces took part in the commemorative event in the capital, which featured tanks, armoured vehicles, missile systems, and a flypast of 66 aircraft and helicopters.
Over 1.2 million Kazakhs served in the Soviet Army during World War II, and an estimated 600,000 soldiers and civilians from Kazakhstan lost their lives in the conflict — a loss President Tokayev described as “immeasurable” in his address.
