The President greeted Black Sea Fleet ships in Sevastopol Bay, from a motorboat inspected the ships and congratulated the crews on Victory Day. Mr Putin also watched the air parade.
Mr Putin then laid a wreath at the Memorial to Heroic Defenders of Sevastopol in 1941–1942 and spoke with veterans.
In the evening, the President attended a gala concert to mark the 69th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and 70th anniversary of the liberation of Sevastopol from Nazis.
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Victory Day parade on Red Square
May 9, 2014