Putin oversees scaled-back Victory Day parade on Red Square
9 May 2026, 09:15 GMT
Topic: News
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Vladimir Putin has praised Russian troops fighting in Ukraine in a speech at Moscow's May 9 parade. The threat of Ukrainian attacks means tanks, missiles and other heavy weapons are absent from this year's event.