The welcoming ceremony was organised at the airport where Colonel Phung Chi Cao, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Hanoi Capital Command, presented flowers and greeted the delegation.

The servicemen were then assisted in completing immigration procedures and transported to their accommodation, where they will begin rehearsals for the parade.

The Russian delegation is one of four foreign military contingents invited to participate in the event, alongside those from China, Laos, and Cambodia.

In mid-August, military contingents from Laos and Cambodia arrived in Vietnam for the rehearsals in the leadup to National Day celebrations.

Officers of the Lao People’s Army and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces attended a similar military parade marking Vietnam's 50th anniversary of national reunification in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, 2025.

The first full rehearsal for the 80th National Day is scheduled to take place along central streets of Hanoi at 8 p.m. on August 21. The second rehearsal will be held at 8 p.m. on August 24.

The State-level preliminary review will take place at 8 p.m. on August 27, and the State-level final rehearsal will be conducted at 6:30 a.m. on August 30.

A grand ceremony marking the 80th Anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam will be held at Ba Dinh Square at 6:30 a.m. on September 2.

Convoy of military hardware moves into Hanoi city centre at night for military parade

VOV.VN - A convoy of military hardware moved from Hanoi’s outlying Phuc Son commune to the city centre on the evening of August 19 to prepare for a military parade (A80 event) in celebration of the 80th National Day (September 2).