Victory Day in Russia – in pictures
Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day in Russia, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in the second world war, with a display of patriotic pageantry. He praised his forces fighting in Ukraine and criticised the west for fuelling conflicts around the world
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Soldiers parade for the 79th anniversary of Victory Day in Moscow’s Red Square
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A veteran watches the parade in Vladivostok
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Soldiers march in Moscow
Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
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Vladimir Putin, the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu (centre), and commander-in-chief of the Russian ground forces, Oleg Salyukov attend the parade in Red Square
Photograph: Mikhael Klimentyev/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA
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A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher rolls through Red Square in central Moscow
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Soldiers march during the parade in Moscow
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Su-25 jet aircraft release smoke in the colours of the Russian state flag over St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
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Second world war veteran Mikhail Stepulev celebrates with family members and officials in the town of Tara in the Omsk region
Photograph: Alexey Malgavko/Reuters
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Soldiers march through Red Square in Moscow as part of the Victory Day parade
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Moldovans stand by a flag depicting Joseph Stalin as they take part in a march in the capital, Chișinău
Photograph: Elena Covalenco/AFP/Getty Images
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Military cadets attend the annual parade at Palace Square in St Petersburg
Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA
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The defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, salutes soldiers as he is driven through Red Square in central Moscow
Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
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Service members march in Rostov-on-Don
Photograph: Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters
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Missiles are paraded in Moscow’s Red Square
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Service members march in columns past an honour guard
Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
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Members of the young army cadets national movement march in Moscow’s Red Square
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Participants prepare for the parade in central St Petersburg
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Members of the armed forces march in the military parade in Moscow
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A naval officer adjusts a cadet’s cap before the parade in St Petersburg
Photograph: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
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Members of the armed forces march in Moscow for the Victory Day parade
Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA
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Soliders march on Red Square in central Moscow
Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
