France's Emmanuel Macron will oversee his 10th and final national day parade as president on Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy beside him, at the start of a day heavy with significance 10 years after deadly jihadist attacks.
The annual Bastille Day military procession, which marks the 14 July 1789 storming of the Bastille fortress in Paris during the French Revolution, will rev up the crowds before France plays Spain in World Cup semi-finals at the end of the day.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the celebrations in central Paris despite a scorching heatwave that has seen a forest blaze rage outside the capital and fireworks banned in many parts of the country.
The procession and airshow, this year to include some troops from Kyiv allies as well as Ukrainian troops and co-pilots, comes as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is well into its fifth year.
The parade along the French capital's Champs Élysées avenue is to kick off at around 10:00 am with 500 soldiers from the Coalition of the Willing supporting Kyiv against Moscow.
