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Russia cancels Red Square parade over drone strike concerns

Russia has canceled an annual military bands parade and show on Red Square in Moscow that was scheduled to run Aug. 21–24, organizers said on Telegram.

18 August, 01:22 AM

Moscow pulls Russia Day show from Red Square as Ukrainian drones intensify

Moscow moved its June 12 Russia Day concert off Red Square as Ukraine has intensified long-range drone attacks, the Moscow outlet MSK1 reported on June 11.

11 June, 03:53 PM

Russians watch with growing disgust as aging dictator hosts tankless holiday

May 9 military parade on Red Square exposed a growing sense of disgust toward a tired, heavily guarded Vladimir Putin rather than projecting superpower strength, an analyst wrote following the event.

11 May, 08:55 AM

Moscow’s May 9 parade becomes shortest in modern history

Moscow’s May 9 parade on Red Square lasted just 45 minutes, making it the shortest in modern history, The Moscow Times reported.

9 May, 01:45 PM

Putin’s May 9 parade reveals failure in Ukraine — Politico

The Kremlin’s decision to scale down the annual Red Square Victory Day parade makes Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s strategic failure in Ukraine more apparent, Politico wrote on May 8.

9 May, 02:09 AM

Zelenskyy warns Ukrainian drones could fly over Moscow’s May 9 parade

Ukrainian drones could fly over Moscow’s May 9 parade, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, arguing that Russia’s scaled-back Victory Day plans show it is no longer as strong as it once was.

4 May, 01:14 PM

Moscow parade signals Putin’s global ties remain strong

As Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping deepen ties at a Moscow parade, U.S. President Donald Trump is missing chances to broker meaningful peace in Ukraine, journalist Stephanie Baker writes in Bloomberg on May 10.

10 May 2025, 03:19 PM

Chinese troops parade on Red Square in show of authoritarian unity - Photos

More than 100 Chinese soldiers marched on Moscow's Red Square, taking part in a choreographed Victory Day military parade by some 11,000 Russian troops to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Reuters reported on May 9.

9 May 2025, 02:00 PM

FSB prepares false flag attacks on May 9 — Ukrainian partisans

Russia’s FSB security service is planning to stage false flag attacks on May 9, aiming to implicate anti-Kremlin forces, Ukrainian partisan movement Atesh reported on May 5.

6 May 2025, 01:22 AM

Some are blocking EU path to get Red Square seats, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Some European leaders are hindering Ukraine’s European integration in hopes of securing better seats at Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a joint press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague on May 5.

5 May 2025, 11:07 AM

Putin needs May 9 truce to hold parade — Luxembourg FM Xavier Bettel

A May 9 truce would serve Vladimir Putin’s interest in holding a military parade, Luxembourg Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel said during a visit to Ukraine on May 1.

1 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Modi snubs Putin’s May 9 war parade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not come to Moscow for the May 9 Victory Day celebrations marking the end of World War II in Europe, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 30, according to the TASS propaganda agency.

30 April 2025, 01:49 PM

Russian officials declare protest by Sudzha refugees in Kursk unlawful

In Kursk, Russia, refugees from Sudzha, a town under Ukrainian control, held an impromptu protest. Authorities declared the demonstration illegal and demanded the organizers be identified, 7x7 Horizontal Russia reported. In video footage shared by the outlet, several dozen people can be seen gathering on Red Square in Kursk on Nov. 10.

10 November 2024, 04:30 PM

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