For the first time since 2008, no tanks crossed Red Square on Victory Day. No missile launchers. No armored vehicles. On May 9, 2025, Russia’s most symbolically charged military ritual played out with ...

For the Russian president, Victory Day is arguably the most important public holiday of the year. But this time, even Russia’s former allies are staying away, leaving the Kremlin alone in its much ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted a scaled-back Russia's Victory Day parade (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Russia's annual Victory Day Parade looked a bit different on Saturday, May 9, as ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over his most pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect. Russia’s annual May 9 ...

The traditional Victory Day parade in the Russian capital Moscow on May 9, 2026 will be scaled back. It will not feature the usual display of military vehicles on Red Square, and no cadets from ...

During this year’s Victory Day parade, Russian media showed a CGI flyover by the Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams, followed by real images of Su-25s painting the Russian flag in the sky.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he believes the Ukrainian conflict is nearing its end after he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...

The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.