Russia held an anemic Victory Day military parade in Red Square with minimal military equipment, widely mocked on social media.
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Russia held an anemic Victory Day military parade in Red Square with minimal military equipment, widely mocked on social media.
The aviation part of the Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow was cancelled due to weather conditions.
Lukashenko attended Victory Day events in Moscow and Minsk, sparking health rumors.
There was no evidence during the day’s ceremony of Kyiv interference, although some Ukrainian military Telegram channels had threatened the parade would be hit by drones.
The truncated parade appears to reflect Russia's problems in providing for its troops fighting against Ukraine.
30 military units took part in the parade, as opposed to 33 last year, as well as 530 servicemen who fought in Ukraine.
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