A final simulation of the Victory Day parade was held in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, where missiles and military vehicles were displayed as well as troops, as the country prepares to celebrate the “Soviet” victory over Nazism, corresponding to May 9 during World War II.
A final simulation of the Victory Day parade was held in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, where missiles and military vehicles were displayed as well as troops, as the country prepares to celebrate the “Soviet” victory over Nazism, corresponding to May 9 during World War II.
Preparations for the festivities coincide with the ongoing war with Ukraine, where Moscow has blamed Kiev and its Western supporters for a series of strikes and sabotage, including a drone attack on the Kremlin.