Every year on May 9, Russia celebrates the victory of the Soviet Union
over Nazi Germany.
At midnight on this day in 1945, the German act of capitulation was signed.
The other Allied forces, such as France and the UK, celebrate Victory Day one day earlier on May 8
Every year, the Russian military honors the iconic T-34 tank - the staple of Soviet tank forces in WWII - by having it lead the Victory Day parade. The tank is flanked by military quads which display flags with names of German-Soviet fronts.
The 2018 Victory Day parade also marked 100 years since the founding of
the Soviet Union's Red Army. The spectacle included some 13,000 troops,
as well as a handful of military veterans marching together in perfect
choreography. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in
Moscow for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, was also in
attendance.
The military also displayed its Iskander-M short-range missile launchers, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. With around 1,450 deployed nuclear warheads, Russia's nuclear arsenal surpasses the 1,350 warheads controlled by the US.
Russian strategic missiles Yars make its way during the Victory Day military parade.
In recent years, Russians have taken to marking the Victory Day by marching with the photos of their ancestors who fought in World War II. This year, the Kremlin chief also took part in the event with a picture of his father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Israel's Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ze'ev Elkin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II, as they attend the Immortal Regiment march at the Red Square in Moscow.
At midnight on this day in 1945, the German act of capitulation was signed.
The other Allied forces, such as France and the UK, celebrate Victory Day one day earlier on May 8
Every year, the Russian military honors the iconic T-34 tank - the staple of Soviet tank forces in WWII - by having it lead the Victory Day parade. The tank is flanked by military quads which display flags with names of German-Soviet fronts.
The military also displayed its Iskander-M short-range missile launchers, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. With around 1,450 deployed nuclear warheads, Russia's nuclear arsenal surpasses the 1,350 warheads controlled by the US.
Russian strategic missiles Yars make its way during the Victory Day military parade.
In recent years, Russians have taken to marking the Victory Day by marching with the photos of their ancestors who fought in World War II. This year, the Kremlin chief also took part in the event with a picture of his father, Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Israel's Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ze'ev Elkin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II, as they attend the Immortal Regiment march at the Red Square in Moscow.
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