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7 May 2025
| Formation 1 (2x Mi-171Sh, 2x Mi-35): | |||
| 2x | Mi-171Sh | 602 Air Base | Mi-171s with Kazakh and armed forces flags |
| 2x | Mi-35M1 | 612 Air Base? |
| Formation 2 (5x Mi-17V-5): | |||
| 17 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 281 ATS | |
| 20 ye +3 | Mi-17V-5 | 281 ATS? |
| Formation 3 (5x Mi-35): | |||
| 04 rd | Mi-35M1 | 602 Air Base | |
| 05 rd | Mi-35M1 | 281 ATS |
| 07 rd | Mi-35M1 | 281 ATS |
| 08 rd +1 | Mi-35M1 | 281 ATS / 602 Air Base |
| Formation 4 (3x Mi-8MT, 2x Mi-171Sh): | |||
| 27 ye +2 | Mi-8MT | 612 Air Base | |
| 2x | Mi-171Sh | 602 Air Base |
| Formation 5 (5x EC/H145 MChS): | |||
| UP-EC032 +2 | EC145 | Kazaviaspas | |
| UP-EC043 | H145 | Kazaviaspas |
| UP-EC045 | H145 | Kazaviaspas |
| Formation 6 (4x Mi-17/171 BG): | |||
| 09 ye +2 | Mi-8MT | Border Guard | |
| 10 ye | Mi-171E | Border Guard |
| Formation 7 (1x C295, 2x L-410): | |||
| 1x | C295M | ||
| 41 rd | L-410UVP-E20 |
| 42 rd | L-410UVP-E20 |
| Formation 8 (1x C295MW, 2x Beech 350i): | |||
| 29501 | C295MW | Border Guard | |
| 35001 | Beech 350i | Border Guard |
| 35002 | Beech 350i | Border Guard |
| Formation 9 (6x L-39): | |||
| 01 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base | |
| 04 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base |
| 05 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base |
| 06 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base |
| 07 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base |
| 08 rd | L-39C | 609 Air Base |
| Formation 10 (1x Tu-154, 2x Su-30): | |||
| UP-T5401 | Tu-154M | 620 Air Base | |
| 2x | Su-30SM | 604 Air Base |
| Formation 11 (1x A400, 2x C295): | |||
| 21 rd | A400M | 281 ATS | |
| 08 rd +1 | C295M | 281 ATS |
| Formation 12 (4x Su-30): | |||
| 32 rd | Su-30SM | 610 Air Base | diamond formation |
| 33 rd | Su-30SM | 610 Air Base |
| 34 rd | Su-30SM | 610 Air Base |
| 37 rd | Su-30SM | 610 Air Base |
| Formation 13 (4x Su-30): | |||
| 4x | Su-30SM | 602 Air Base | line abreast formation (likely 51 to 54 rd) |
| Formation 14 (6x Su-30): | |||
| 6x | Su-30SM | 604 Air Base | |
| Formation 15 (6x Su-25): | |||
| 6x | Su-25 | 602 Air Base | blue smoke |
| SEEN DURING REHEARSALS: | |||
| At Taldykurgan and Karaganda: | |||
| 01 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 04 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 05 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 06 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 07 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 08 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| 11 rd | L-39C | 609 AB | Karaganda |
| (41 rd) | L-410-UVP-E20 | Karaganda |
| 42 rd | L-410-UVP-E20 | Karaganda |
| 09 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan, these eight were practicing six-ship and Tu-154 formation |
| 10 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 11 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 12 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 14 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 15 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 16 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 17 rd | Su-30SM | 604 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 32 rd | Su-30SM | 610 AB | Karaganda, these four were practicing diamond formation |
| 33 rd | Su-30SM | 610 AB | Karaganda |
| 34 rd | Su-30SM | 610 AB | Karaganda |
| 37 rd | Su-30SM | 610 AB | Karaganda |
| 51 rd | Su-30SM | 602 AB | Taldykurgan, these four were practicing line-abreast formation |
| 52 rd | Su-30SM | 602 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 53 rd | Su-30SM | 602 AB | Taldykurgan |
| 54 rd | Su-30SM | 602 AB | Taldykurgan |
| UP-T5401 | Tu-154M | 620 AB | Taldykurgan |
| At Astana (from late april): | |||
| 11 ye | EC145 | nn | Astana |
| 27 ye | Mi-8MT | 612 AB | Astana |
| 30 ye | Mi-8MT | 612 AB | Astana |
| 32 ye | Mi-8MT | nn | Astana |
| 02 ye | Mi-17V-5 | nn | Astana, this one practised with the Kazakh flag |
| 05 ye | Mi-17V-5 | nn | Astana |
| 10 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 603 AB? | Astana |
| 14 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 17 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 18 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 603 AB? | Astana |
| 20 ye | Mi-17V-5 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 42 rd | Mi-171Sh | 602 AB | Astana |
| 43 rd | Mi-171Sh | 602 AB | Astana |
| 45 rd | Mi-171Sh | 602 AB | Astana |
| 01 rd | Mi-35M1 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 02 rd | Mi-35M1 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 04 rd | Mi-35M1 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 05 rd | Mi-35M1 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 06 rd | Mi-35M1 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 07 rd | Mi-35M1 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 08 rd | Mi-35M1 | 603 AB | Astana |
| 10 rd | Mi-35M1 | 612 AB | Astana |
| 12 rd | Mi-35M1 | 612 AB | Astana |
| 02 ye | Su-25 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 06 ye | Su-25 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 07 ye | Su-25 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 09 ye | Su-25 | 602 AB | Astana |
| 10 ye | Su-25 | 612 AB | Astana |
| 11 ye | Su-25 | 612 AB | Astana |
| 12 ye | Su-25 | 612 AB | Astana |
| 35001 | Beech 350i | Border Guard | Astana |
| 29501 | C295MW | Border Guard | Astana |
| 29502 | C295MW | Border Guard | Astana |
| 09 ye | Mi-8MT | Border Guard | Astana |
| 10 ye | Mi-171E | Border Guard | Astana |
| (12 ye?) | Mi-171Sh | Border Guard | Astana |
| UP-EC013 | EC145 | Kazaviaspas | Astana |
| UP-EC021 | EC145 | Kazaviaspas | Astana |
| UP-EC032 | EC145 | Kazaviaspas | Astana |
| UP-EC043 | H145 | Kazaviaspas | Astana |
| UP-EC045 | H145 | Kazaviaspas | Astana |
Credits: various internet resources
After some years of absence the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, called the Great Patriotic War by the former CIS States, could not be celebrated without the largest parade ever! Rehearsals started in April with 4.000 soldiers, many vehicles and aircraft concentrated at Astana. In total, 66 aircraft participated. As you can see, most were identified at the bases during practice runs. Some can be surmised, e.g. there is only one A400. Therefore we decided to list the formations as well as all aicraft noted during rehearsals.
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