Shouts of “Hurrah!” echoed by means of Moscow’s Crimson Sq. on Monday from 1000’s of troops and veterans as Russia celebrated Victory Day, marking the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany 77 years in the past to finish World Warfare II in Europe.
Missiles, tanks and different armored automobiles rumbled over the cobblestones within the annual army parade, and 1000’s of troops marched in tight formation as President Vladimir Putin watched with different dignitaries.
In a speech, he cited the Russian troops at present preventing in Ukraine and referred to as for a minute of silence to honor the troopers who died there.
Victory Day, held each Might 9, is Russia’s most vital vacation, celebrated throughout the nation and in most of the nations of the previous Soviet Union with parades, concert events and fireworks. Russians march with portraits of the so-called Immortal Regiment — their family who fought in WWII. Putin joined the march and carried a photograph of his father.
The Soviet Union misplaced a staggering 27 million individuals within the struggle, which it calls the Nice Patriotic Warfare.
