Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats

The May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square is the headline event for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But this year, military hardware will be absent.

Putin forced to make humiliating change to his big military parade

Vladimir Putin’s most prized annual spectacle is about to look considerably less impressive, after Russia confirmed it will hold its Victory Day parade without any military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades.

Russia to hold equipment-free Red Square parade as Ukraine war grinds on

The ⁠Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia’s annual Victory Day ‌military parade on Red Square had been scaled back this year and ⁠would not include military ‌equipment due to the risk of ‌what it described ⁠as “Ukrainian ⁠terrorist activity”.

No tanks or missiles at Moscow parade over fears of Ukrainian attack

Russia says it will stage its annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow in May without tanks and missiles this year, due to fears of drone attacks by Ukraine. The display of military hardware on