The BBC's Russia editor reports from a Red Square with none of the military hardware which the Kremlin normally showcases to project power internationally.
A military unit from North Korea marched for the first time during the military parade on Moscow’s Red Square devoted to the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic Wa
Once used to show off Russia's vast military, including its nuclear-capable missiles, this year's Victory Day parade had no tanks or other military equipment rolling over the cobblestones of Red Square.
Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the event, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin hailed Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, declaring that they “face an aggressive force that is armed and supported by the entire bloc of Nato”. The president did not...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the parade, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for over a quarter of a century, has used Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, to showcase the country’s military might and rally support for his...
The parade began with a march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square
Each year, President Putin delivers a major speech at the Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square
According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, the leaders will attend the Victory Parade on Red Square, the ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
A military parade took place on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany Read Full Article at RT.com
A military parade took place on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany Read Full Article at RT.com
Countries around the world are commemorating the 81st anniversary of victory over Germany in WWII, honoring those who died defeating Nazism Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. Ukraine, in response, announced a proposal for an open-ended ceasefire starting at...
Leonid Ivlev, Russian State Duma member representing Crimea, pointed out that if Ukraine attempted to carry out the plans, it would face immediate retaliation
Russia will hold its traditional Victory Day parade on May 9 without military equipment due to the operational situation in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry announced. The parade marks the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Only personnel from military educational institutions will march, while no military hardware will pass through Red Square.
Russia will mark victory over Nazi Germany next month with a military parade on Moscow’s Red Square, but with no military equipment displayed in view of the operational situation in the war in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said late on Tuesday. The parade, traditionally held on May 9, the day the Soviet Union signed Germany’s surrender, would this year mark the 81st anniversary of victory in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. One of the top holidays on the Russian calendar, it allows...
