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Russia stages huge military parade, Western leaders boycott

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of Russian troops marched across Red Square, tanks rumbled through the streets and jets screamed overhead on Saturday in a huge military parade marking the 70th ...

Russia's scaled-down Victory Day parade puts focus on military's significant losses in Ukraine, reports say

The slimmed-down parade, due to take place on Monday, shows that Russia is aware of its losses in Ukraine, an expert told The Moscow Times.
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He served on five fronts and became Hero of the Soviet Union. The remarkable story of veteran Ivan Lebedev

Veteran of the Great Patriotic War Ivan Lebedev marched four times in parades through the center of Moscow. Nevertheless, he ...

Just one old tank, and no aircraft, were present at Russia's much-reduced Victory Parade this year, reflecting its major losses in Ukraine

Russia's Victory Day celebrations in Moscow this year featured thousands fewer soldiers and no advanced tanks, with its army bogged down in Ukraine.