US EditionRussia to mark war anniversary with a parade without equipment due to the “current operational situation”
The pared-down event will still feature marching servicemen and an aerial display as Moscow uses the parade to highlight its war effort in Ukraine.
- Russia is scaling back its annual May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow, excluding military hardware from the Red Square event due to the "current operational situation," the Defense Ministry said April 28.
- Traditionally, the parade serves as a showcase for Russian military strength, featuring heavy equipment like RussiaRussian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. The absence of tanks marks a significant shift for the commemoration of the Soviet Union's role in World War.
- Despite the equipment exclusion, the Defense Ministry confirmed the event will still feature a foot column of servicemen from military educational institutions and an aerial segment with Sukhoi Su-25 jets trailing smoke in Russian national flag colors.
- Broadcasts of the event will include footage from the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the ministry said, as the Kremlin uses these celebrations to reinforce official narratives around the war while projecting military might.
- While Russia observes the end of World War on May 9, most European countries, including Ukraine, mark the occasion on May 8 as Victory in Europe Day, reflecting differing continental perspectives on the conflict's conclusion.
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For the first time in years, the major military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 will take place without military equipment. This is confirmed by the...
Most recently, Ukraine had increasingly attacked the Russian hinterland with drones. Therefore, Putin does not want to demonstrate military technology at the victory parade on 9 May.
Vladimir Putin's grandiose show is about to change.
Russia to hold Victory Day parade without military equipment for 1st time since invading Ukraine
Russia's traditional parade marking the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II will take place without military equipment, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement late Tuesday. It will be the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that no military equipment will rumble through Moscow's Red Square on May 9, the day Russia celebrates its most important secular holiday and showca…
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