Thousands of Russian troops marched on May 9 in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II.
Russia Victory Day
![Russian military aircraft trail smoke in the colors of the Russian tricolor above the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6C135892-CDAB-4E2C-B998-1D6803046926_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian military aircraft trail smoke in the colors of the Russian tricolor above the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square.
![Russian honor guard troopers ride during a Victory Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6422EEBE-AE95-423F-B7FC-FA24369CDEF5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian honor guard troopers ride during a Victory Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow.
![Local residents carry a giant Russian flag as they march through the city after the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E80AC508-4134-4DFB-B63E-38BDC37C4EAF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents carry a giant Russian flag as they march through the city after the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea.
![Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8047A624-6787-483B-8A42-263043A093FF_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.