What is Russia’s Victory Day, and why is the military parade scaled down this year?

Russia’s Victory Day parade, once a grand display of military power, has been significantly scaled back in 2026 amid security ...
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One of Russia's largest military bases may have come under attack in Grozny, media reports

At least two explosions were heard today During the night of May 8, drones attacked areas in the Chechen capital of Grozny ...

Russia is fighting an 'aggressive' NATO-backed force, Putin says in Victory Day speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russian troops in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN

N Korea marches in Russia's Victory Day parade in show of military bond: Seoul

The unification ministry said Monday that North Korea's participation in Russia's Victory Day parade was to display the two ...
The Press Democrat

Russia to hold a Victory Day parade without military equipment for the 1st time in nearly 2 decades

It will be the first time in nearly two decades — and in Russia’s 4-year-old war in Ukraine — that no military equipment will rumble through Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, the day Russia celebrates its ...
CNN

‘Colossal’ pressure: How Russia is targeting university students for military recruitment

“All the ‘top’ people in the university are now calling on students to go to war.” “Throughout the uni, there are posters about the UAV forces literally everywhere.” “The pressure is colossal.” These ...

Russia Has Lost More Than 350,000 Soldiers, New Estimate Finds

The number raises the prospect that about half a million soldiers in total have died on the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
The Economist

Secret document reveals Russia’s plans to aid Iran

Until now, Vladimir Putin’s government is thought to have provided intelligence that enabled Iran to target American forces ...