Dog dressed in costumes participate in a parade of French Bulldogs in Moscow, Russia on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)





A woman walks next to an installation reading “Victory” In Russian, installed next to the monument of Karl Marx ahead of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo)





“Yunarmiya” (Young Army) All-Russia National Military Patriotic Social Movement Association members compete during the 7th military-patriotic game “Yunarmiya, forward!” dedicated to Victory Day at the Museum-reserve “Gorki Leninskie” in Gorki Leninskie, Russia, 29 April 2025. A total of 160 teams of Yunarmiya and military-patriotic detachments attended the games, each team consisting of seven people aged between 12 and 17 years old. The games are a continuation of the Soviet military-sports competitions for children and teenagers, “Zarnitsa” (since 1967) and “Orlyonok (Eaglet)” (since 1972). (Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA/EFE)





Members and supporters of Russian Communist party hold Red flags and portrait of Soviet leader Josef Stalin as they take part in the traditional May Day celebrations near the Karl Marx monument in Moscow, Russia, 01 May 2025. International Workers' Day is an annual holiday that takes place on 01 May and celebrates workers, their rights, achievements and contributions to society. (Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA/EFE)





Chinese students greet People's Liberation Army of China soldiers marching along the GUM department store toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





A member of Russia's National Guard keeps order as a tank moves along a road past the sign “Z”, displayed in support of the Russian armed forces involved in the country's military campaign in Ukraine, on the day of a rehearsal for a parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Yulia Morozova/Reuters)





Russian service members march in columns on the day of a rehearsal for a military parade, which marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Russian communist party supporters lay flowers to the Tragedy of the Nations Monument during a patriotic anti-fascist rally for the upcoming Victory Day near the Victory Museum (Museum of the Great Patriotic War) at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, Russia, 08 May 2025. Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany and its allies on 09 May. (Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/EFE)





Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes China's President Xi Jinping (C) prior to their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 08 May 2025. Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany and its allies on 09 May. (Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/EFE)





Chinese service members march in columns during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Russia's MiG-29 jet fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30SM jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams fly in formation during a military parade on Victory Day on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)





Russian soldiers at the Victory Day parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2025. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov rides on an Aurus cabriolet during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Vladimir Astapkovich/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via Reuters)





Russian service members march in columns during a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Alexander Vilf/Host agency RIA Novosti/Handout via Reuters)





Heads of foreign delegations, led by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, watch Russian service members marching past during a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)





Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Photo by Pelagia Tikhonova/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP Photo)





Russian servicewomen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Photo by Ilya Pitalev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP Photo)





Participants carry portraits of people, including Red Army soldiers and veterans, during the Immortal Regiment march on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters)





Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch Russian service members marching past during a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)





Fireworks explode behind the Novodevichy monastery during celebrations of Victory Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Marina Lystseva/Reuters)