Russia scales down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threat

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Russia scales down WW2 victory parade due to Ukrainian threat

Issued on: 29/04/2026 - 23:23

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No military hardware will roll through Red Square in Russia's grand World War II victory parade next month -- a precautionary measure given the threat of Ukrainian retaliatory strikes, the Kremlin said Wednesday. The move to a slimmed-down May 9 parade -- typically a bombastic display of Russia's military might -- comes more than four years into Russia's war in Ukraine that has killed hundreds of thousands and drained vast economic resources.

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• Russia
• Ukraine
• military
• history
• Vladimir Putin

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