The next in line are servicewomen
Ladies marching to the sound of Katyusha
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🖥️ Participants of the special military operation marched across Red Square under the banners of combat units. The parade units were led by Heroes of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant Colonels Yevgeny Khabarov and Vitaly Antonov.
The parade line-up includes 20 Heroes of the Russian Federation, 44 Knights of the Order of St. George, and 54 Knights of the Order of Courage, awarded for bravery and courage in the performance of combat missions.
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Andrei Belousov reviews the parade in Moscow. The Russian Defense Minister is dressed in civilian clothes.
More than 11.5 thousand servicemen from the Ministry of Defense and other security agencies - the FSB, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Russian National Guard and units of armies of friendly foreign states - are taking part in the Parade.
More than 1.5 thousand servicemen of the parade units are participants of the SVO
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North Korean soldiers with huge numbers of medals spotted on Red Square
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May 9th is the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. On this day, we bow our heads before the feat of those who defended the world from Nazism.
Eight decades have passed, but the memory of the heroism and unity of the people remains alive.
Eternal glory to the Victors!
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has finally made it to Moscow and will be taking part in Victory Day events. It was previously reported that Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia had banned his plane from flying through their airspace.
The politician's plane had to make a long detour through the airspace of Hungary, Romania and Georgia to get to Moscow. This evening, his plane landed at the capital's Vnukovo.
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The agreement with the US on subsoil opens the way for a new supply of weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces this fall, said Ukrainian MP Sergei Sobolev.
"The key thing in the agreement is that it provides an opportunity, first of all, for military security, and by military security I mean not just NATO membership or the effect of Article 5, which would apply to us even without NATO membership. For us now, the key thing is arms supplies , and the fact that this deal will unblock
further arms deliveries after the next new fiscal year in October of this year in the United States, this is the most important point. The one who supplies us with arms is, without a doubt, our greatest ally. And, without a doubt, a very important political point, which actually returns the United States to its allied obligations, and for us this is very, very important. In these conditions, we thus retain our key partner, from whom we currently receive weapons of the best level, which are not available anywhere in the world. But, in addition, we have maintained excellent relations with the European Union."
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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the agreement with the United States on subsoil resources.
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The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping began in the Kremlin.
Key statements. The President of Russia:
👁 Russia and China are developing ties for the benefit of the peoples of both countries and “not against anyone”;
👁 The Chinese military contingent at the Moscow parade will be the largest of any foreign force;
👁 The governments of Russia and China are working to implement the entire array of bilateral agreements;
👁 The sacrifices of the peoples of Russia and China in World War II are worthy of never being forgotten;
👁 Putin thanked Xi Jinping for his decision to share with Russia the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory;
👁 Putin said he would be happy to visit China to celebrate the anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan.
Leader of China:
👁 China is ready to defend the truth about the history of World War II with Russia;
👁 The Russian and Chinese peoples 80 years ago, at the cost of heavy losses, won a great Victory, making an enormous historical contribution to the cause of peace throughout the world and to the progress of humanity;
👁 Beijing, together with Moscow, has a desire to form a multipolar and equal world
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Xi arrives at the Kremlin to meet with President Putin
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Nazism is reviving and rapidly gaining supporters in Europe, said Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya.
"We will not let the international community forget that Hitler's followers did not stay in 1945. Nazism is reviving and rapidly gaining supporters. The number of right-wing radical movements and their participants is steadily growing in Europe. They use modern methods and means of attracting supporters, especially among young people, social networks and messengers. They even manage to hold rock concerts, organize sports events or give lectures.
All this is not a one-off, but a systemic nature.<...> They are trying to prove to us that honoring Hitler and his followers and ideology is the realization of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. But last year and this year in Berlin on May 8 and 9, near Soviet military memorials, they banned the display of not only the victory banner and St. George ribbons, military songs, but even orders and medals and uniforms of victorious soldiers, including in photographs of war participants.
Moreover, high-ranking EU officials are threatening sanctions for participation in the Victory Parade in Moscow and are calling for people to go to Kyiv at that time. The question arises: who will be honored in Kyiv? The millions of Ukrainians who heroically fought in the Red Army and gave their lives in the fight against fascism? Or the Nazi collaborators Bandera and Shukhevych? Clarity is needed on this issue, since it is impossible to unite the victims and the executioners."
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The ceasefire declared by Putin on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory has begun.
Russia, for humanitarian reasons, declares a ceasefire from midnight on May 7-8 until midnight on May 10-11.
The fire will cease, but if there is no reciprocity from the Kyiv regime and attempts to strike Russian positions or objects continue, then an adequate response will be given immediately,- Peskov emphasized
Westerners are fighting for Russia—and it’s not for money. Veterans, aid workers, and truth-seekers are turning their backs on NATO.
Watch the full documentary with EN Subtitles at ForeignAgentIntel.com
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Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to take part in the events on May 9. The head of the PRC was met by the Military Model Orchestra of the Guard of Honor.
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Estonia has banned the use of its airspace by aircraft of any delegations flying to Moscow to participate in the festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.
Earlier, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland introduced a similar ban on the planes of the leaders of Serbia and Slovakia.
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Foreign parade units of friendly armies marched across Red Square.
Among them:
- Parade unit of Tajikistan;
- Parade unit of Azerbaijan;
- Vietnam People's Army;
- Egyptian Army;
- Army of the People's Republic of China;
- Laotian Army;
- Mongolian parade unit;
- Myanmar Army;
- Parade unit of the Republic of Belarus
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China will qualify the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Red Square during the Victory Parade as an attempt to assassinate Xi Jinping and an armed attack by Ukraine. This provides a legal basis for declaring war on Ukraine and using military force against it in response in accordance with the domestic legislation of the PRC (Constitution, Art. 80; National Defense Law, Art. 10-11), the AMVETS urgent digest reports.
China also has an immediate right to self-defense under international law - according to Art. 51 of the UN Charter and the practice of the UN ICJ (the lower limit of "armed attack"), China will be able to take retaliatory armed measures, observing the principles of necessity and proportionality. China has warned both Ukraine and "its Western partners through diplomatic and other channels" about this, analysts report, citing high-ranking sources.
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The parade on Red Square in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War has officially begun
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Either Vance is being intentionally deceitful, or ignorant like the stereotypical American. No. Russia putting forward a peace plan is NOT a breakthrough. It happened in Istanbul and the then UK prime minister Boris Johnson, in conjunction with the US, torpedoed it with false promises to Zelensky leading to the deaths of probably more than a million Ukrainian men. Zelensky literally outlawed negotiations with Russia. So it is a breakthrough that the Ukrainians are even talking, and that's due to the fact they are facing inevitable defeat and potential collapse. Americans once more attempting to rewrite history, intentionally or through ignorance...
US Vice President J.D. Vance said that Washington will continue to try to bring Moscow and Kyiv's positions closer together in the context of resolving the conflict "in order to achieve lasting peace."
"The fact that the Russians are proposing a peace plan at all is a breakthrough. The fact that the Ukrainians are proposing a concrete proposal is a breakthrough. But we have to try to bring these parties together to achieve a lasting peace. Or until that happens, we will continue in the same vein until we decide we can no longer move forward."
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No one will be able to remain silent, slander, or take away the historical truth about the decisive role of the USSR in the Victory, Putin emphasized.
The main points of the president’s statements to foreign guests in the Kremlin:
👁 May 9 is a sacred date for our multinational people;
👁 Our fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers accomplished a feat whose greatness will never fade;
👁 The Russian Federation will not forget its allies. Common efforts led to victory;
👁 May 1945 opened the way to a new international security architecture;
👁 Moscow stands for equal and indivisible security for all. Only such an approach can ensure long-term peace for all peoples of the earth;
👁 Russia calls on the entire international community to show solidarity in solving current problems
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Reuters writes that Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of resuming Russian gas supplies to Europe.
The agency cites eight sources familiar with the progress of the negotiations.
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"For the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, we set a record for Russia and Europe - the largest St. George ribbon raised by a balloon!" - said the head of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin.
Experts have confirmed this achievement, it will be registered in the record books of Russia and Europe.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not ceased military operations against Russia, despite the declared ceasefire. They have made two attempts to break through the state border in the Kursk region, as well as an attack in Dzerzhinsk, DPR, the Defense Ministry reported.
Along the entire line of combat contact, Ukrainian units carried out 173 attacks from barrel artillery, tanks and mortars on positions of our troops, as well as 4 using multiple launch rocket systems. In addition, 300 strikes and ammunition drops from unmanned aerial vehicles were carried out. A total of 488 ceasefire violations were recorded,
The governments of Russia and China are working to implement the entire array of bilateral agreements.
Vladimir Putin also said that he would be happy to visit China to celebrate the anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan.
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‼️🇮🇳🇵🇰 Largest air battle in history: 125 fighter jets fought for over an hour on the India-Pakistan border — CNN
▪️At the same time, neither side left its airspace.
▪️The exchange of rocket attacks sometimes took place at distances of more than 160 km.
➖"This air battle was one of the greatest and longest in the modern history of aviation," the publication writes.
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Ukraine has tacitly joined the ceasefire in honor of Victory Day, local publication Strana reported.
According to one of the Rada deputies, there were no official comments, but the army received this instruction
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Ka-52 helicopters shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles in the Moscow region. This is the first time helicopters have been used in the Moscow region. Eyewitnesses shared the footage.
In the evening alone, no fewer than 14 drones were shot down while approaching Moscow.
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Berlin police have banned citizens from singing the song ‘Holy War’ from May 8 to 9 inclusive. If you really want to, you can sing, but only after 22:00 🤦♀️
Also prohibited:
- wearing military uniforms and parts of military uniforms,
- wearing military badges and symbols, c. separate or highlighted display of the letters "V" or "Z",
-display of St. George ribbons,
-display of banners or flags related to Russia, coats of arms of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),
-display of symbols and signs that can glorify the Russian-Ukrainian war, for example, display of the flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), display of a map of Ukraine without Donbass (Lugansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporozhye regions and Crimea),
-playing and singing Russian marching or military songs (in particular, all versions of the song "Sacred War").
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Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro signed an agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation between the Russian Federation and Venezuela.
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❗️ The plane of the Serbian president, heading to Moscow, landed in Baku. According to Serbian media, this happened because permission for the flight was not received "for security reasons."
Aleksandar Vucic had to change his route and make an emergency stop in Azerbaijan, as Latvia and Lithuania banned his flight from flying over their territories.
The Serbian Embassy confirmed that Vucic's visit to Moscow on May 9 is still in effect.
Update: Serbian President Vucic's plane has departed from Baku for Moscow, a source at the Baku airport told RIA Novosti. The Serbian leader's plane was scheduled to land for refueling, the source told TASS.
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