![]() Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP PhotoĪn expert told The Moscow Times that the scaling down is linked to Russia's military failings in the deadly invasion of Ukraine. Russian military helicopters fly over Red Square during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 7, 2022. ![]() There will be only 129 military vehicles and 10,000 personnel, compared to about 191 military vehicles and about 12,000 military personnel in 2021, according to information published by Russia's Defense Ministry, per The Moscow Times. ![]() The annual parade through Red Square, which marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, is usually a showpiece of Russian military power.īut Forbes reported that this year's slimmed-down affair, due to take place on Monday, will more likely highlight the country's military weakness in Ukraine. Russia has scaled down its May 9 Victory Day military parade by almost 35%, according to Forbes. This year, the slimmed-down parade will show that Russia is aware of losses in Ukraine, per The Moscow Times. Victory Day, which marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, is meant to showcase Russian military strength. Russia has scaled down its May 9 Victory Day military parade by almost 35%. Tian Bing/China News Service via Getty Images In recent weeks, Russia has focused its attacks in Ukraine on the eastern Donbas region after Russian troops failed to take the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.Russian officers attend a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on in Moscow, Russia. Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the war has since left thousands dead on both sides, including many Ukrainian civilians. "You are fighting for the motherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of World War II, so that there is no place in the world for executioners, punishers, and Nazis." They had other plans," Putin said in his Victory Day speech. NATO was creating tensions at the borders. "The West was preparing for the invasion of Russia. When Putin announced his invasion of Ukraine, he said he was seeking the "denazification" of Ukraine, a country whose democratically elected leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is Jewish. In his speech, Putin ripped NATO expansion, accused the US of aggression, and called Ukraine and its leaders Nazis - claims he previously used to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day speech passed without a single direct mention of Ukraine or a declaration of all-out war, despite Western officials' warnings that Putin may escalate the conflict around the holiday. Russia's annual Victory Day, held on May 9, commemorates the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.Įvery year, Russia marks the occasion with a grand military parade in Moscow's Red Square. "Maybe aggressors think that by arming #UAarmy with Russian trophy equipment, it will affect the turn of NATO-style armament? New clever plan," the Ukrainian Defense Ministry taunted in the tweet. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday that the Ukrainian military's 93rd Mechanized Brigade "held a parade of trophy Russian tanks, ruining the holiday for the occupiers," in reference to Victory Day. Ukraine's government mocked Russia's celebration of "Victory Day" by holding what it said was a "parade" of tanks that Ukrainian forces captured from Russian troops amid Moscow's war with the eastern European country. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry tweeted that its forces were "ruining the holiday for the occupiers."Įvery year, Russia celebrates Victory Day with a grand military parade in Moscow's Red Square. Ukraine's military mocked Russia's "Victory Day" by holding what it said was a "parade" of "trophy" tanks. Ukraine's government mocked Russia’s celebration of “Victory Day” by holding what it said was a “parade” of “trophy” tanks. ![]()
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