Russia's Victory Day Parade to proceed with reduced scale amid Ukraine attack concerns
Russia will hold its Victory Day parade today, albeit on a reduced scale, due to concerns about attacks from Ukraine. This event takes place amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which has lasted over four years and is considered the deadliest European conflict since World War II.
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(Central News Agency Moscow 9th Comprehensive Foreign Report) Russia held its Victory Day parade today, its smallest in recent years, due to threats of attacks from Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war, Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, has dragged on for over four years, with Russian forces still struggling to achieve victory.
Reuters reported that the parade, held annually on May 9th in Red Square, commemorates Russia's most revered national holiday, celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany and honoring 27 million Soviet citizens, including many Ukrainians who died in the war.
This parade has historically been used to showcase Russia's vast military power, including nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, but this year's parade will not feature tanks or other military equipment rolling across Red Square's cobblestones.
However, Russian soldiers will still march and cheer in the shadow of Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum, and fighter jets will fly over the Kremlin, where President Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech and later lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov told media: "Overall, everything is as usual, except for the display of military equipment."
After Russia and Ukraine mutually accused each other of violating recently announced unilateral ceasefires, the US President announced a three-day ceasefire from May 9th to May 11th, which received support from the Kremlin and Kyiv. Both sides also agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners.
Trump told the media this evening: "I hope all this stops. The Russia-Ukraine war, in terms of human lives lost, is the worst thing since World War II. 25,000 young soldiers are dying every month. It's insane." He added that he hopes to see the ceasefire "extended significantly."
Russia, which fully invaded Ukraine in 2022, had warned that any attempt by Kyiv to disrupt today's events would trigger a massive missile attack on the Ukrainian capital. Moscow had informed diplomatic officials that they should evacuate staff from Kyiv to prevent such attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a sarcastic decree, "permitted" Russia's May 9th military parade to proceed as usual, stating that Ukrainian weapons would not target Red Square. (Compiled by: Chang Hsiao-wen) 1150509
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(Central News Agency Moscow 9th Comprehensive Foreign Report) Russia held its Victory Day parade today, its smallest in recent years, due to threats of attacks from Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war, Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, has dragged on for over four years, with Russian forces still struggling to achieve victory.
Reuters reported that the parade, held annually on May 9th in Red Square, commemorates Russia's most revered national holiday, celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany and honoring 27 million Soviet citizens, including many Ukrainians who died in the war.
This parade has historically been used to showcase Russia's vast military power, including nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, but this year's parade will not feature tanks or other military equipment rolling across Red Square's cobblestones.
However, Russian soldiers will still march and cheer in the shadow of Vladimir Lenin's Mausoleum, and fighter jets will fly over the Kremlin, where President Vladimir Putin will deliver a speech and later lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov told media: "Overall, everything is as usual, except for the display of military equipment."
After Russia and Ukraine mutually accused each other of violating recently announced unilateral ceasefires, the US President announced a three-day ceasefire from May 9th to May 11th, which received support from the Kremlin and Kyiv. Both sides also agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners.
Trump told the media this evening: "I hope all this stops. The Russia-Ukraine war, in terms of human lives lost, is the worst thing since World War II. 25,000 young soldiers are dying every month. It's insane." He added that he hopes to see the ceasefire "extended significantly."
Russia, which fully invaded Ukraine in 2022, had warned that any attempt by Kyiv to disrupt today's events would trigger a massive missile attack on the Ukrainian capital. Moscow had informed diplomatic officials that they should evacuate staff from Kyiv to prevent such attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a sarcastic decree, "permitted" Russia's May 9th military parade to proceed as usual, stating that Ukrainian weapons would not target Red Square. (Compiled by: Chang Hsiao-wen) 1150509
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