In Pictures: Massive parade marks Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany

In Pictures: Massive parade marks Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the defeat of Nazi Germany at the traditional massive Red Square military parade, which was delayed by more than a month because of coronavirus.

The parade is usually held on May 9 on Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, but was postponed until Wednesday.

The timing allowed Russia to mark another significant war-era event, the 75th anniversary of the Red Square parade by troops returning home after the victory over the Nazis.

Russian army Mi-8 military helicopters fly over Red Square (Alexey Maishev/AP)
Russian army Mi-8 military helicopters fly over Red Square (Alexey Maishev/AP)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech (Sergey Pyatakov/AP)

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Russian soldiers dressed in Soviet Red Army Second World War uniforms (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Russian soldiers  on parade (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)
Russian soldiers on parade (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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Russian warplanes fly over Red Square (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

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Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu, front, salutes to his soldiers (Alexander Wilf/AP)

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