The annual parade through Red Square, which marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is usually a showpiece of Russian military power.īut Forbes reported that this year's slimmed-down affair, due to take place on Monday, will more likely highlight the country's military weakness in Ukraine. Russia has scaled down its May 9 Victory Day military parade by almost 35%, according to Forbes. This year, the slimmed-down parade will show that Russia is aware of losses in Ukraine, per The Moscow Times. Victory Day, which marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, is meant to showcase Russian military strength. The most important parade of those being held on May 9 is the one held on Moscow's Red Square, with the President of Russia as the guest of honor and keynote speaker in virtue of his constitutional mandate as Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces.
Parad Pobedy v Moskve) refers to the annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow 's Red Square on May 9 during the Victory Day celebrations. More than 12.5 thousand servicemen and women, accompanied by 190 pieces of military equipment, will parade through the streets of central Moscow and onto the Red Square on May 9, as Russia. Russia has scaled down its May 9 Victory Day military parade by almost 35%. The Moscow Victory Day Parade (Russian:, tr. Main image: Russian servicewomen march in formation during the Victory Day military parade general rehearsal in Red Square, Moscow Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA Fri 09.08 EDT Last. Tian Bing/China News Service via Getty Images Russian officers attend a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on in Moscow, Russia.
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