France's Emmanuel Macron will oversee his tenth and last national day parade as president Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky beside him, at the start of a day heavy with significance 10 years after deadly jihadist attacks.
The annual military procession -- which marks the July 14, 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 Elysees avenue is to kick off at around 10:00 am (0800 GMT) with 500 soldiers from the Coalition of the Willing supporting Kyiv against Moscow.
