The Russian Defense Ministry says the traditional Victory Day parade will take place without military equipment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun presiding over a pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a ...

Kremlin tightens security before Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes ...

Trump hailed a cease-fire between the two sides ahead of the parade, as Zelensky issued an apparently tongue-in-cheek decree permitting the event.

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russia holds its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in ...

The event, shrunken because of security fears, adds to a sense that Moscow and other Russian cities can no longer be insulated from the war.

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.

As Ukrainian drones push toward Moscow, Victory Day risks becoming less a show of strength than a test of Russia’s defenses.

In Moscow, a scaled-down Victory Day parade was held under tight security, without military hardware, amid fears of possible Ukrainian drone attacks. The Russian president denounced NATO in his speech ...

Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) Troops march during a ...

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