Two Mercedes-Benz convertibles, delivering Shoigu and Gerasimov to the viewing stand. German cars designed and built under license in Russia, before Russian car production all but shut down last year. Cars that Russia can not and will no longer build without German investment, used as props to make the Russian leadership look good.
This parade in all its details, is one huge metaphor for the reality of the Russia state.
The T-34 was first designed and built in Kharkiv, Ukraine.