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Victory parade
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Ukraine condemns participation of Central Asian and Caucasian leaders in Moscow military parade
On May 9, 2023, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the participation of the Armenian Prime Minister and…
A single tank (WWII-era) participated in Russia’s May 9th parade
On 9 May 2023, significantly fewer units of Russian military equipment, including just one tank from the World…
Aerial displays for parades in Moscow and other Russian cities were cancelled
The aerial part of Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square and several other Russian cities was…
Russia’s cancelled WWII victory parades posed risks for exposing its losses in Ukraine – UK intel
The UK Defense Ministry says in its latest intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine that Russia’s cancellation…
Putin’s failure to attract CIS leaders to Victory parade marks shift from post-Soviet era to Russian world, Dubnov says
Only one leader of another former Soviet republic, Moldova’s Igor Dodon, joined Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s Victory Day…
‘3 million people fled from Russia-occupied Donbas’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin’s Victory Parade – a horrific Orwellian exercise, Khots says
“’The Victory Parade’ in Putin’s Russia is unique in its absurdity, one in which an imperial army presents…
Moscow’s Victory cult intended to keep non-Russians within an empire and former Soviet republics together, Ukrainian commentator says
Many Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is…
Commemoration and history: Russia’s uncomfortable truths
May is a month for commemorations. Today, May 18, is the 71st anniversary of the deportation of the…