People take part in the celebrations of Victory Day, which marks the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Vladivostok, Russia on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Tatiana Meel/Reuters)

A person waves a drum while other people wearing traditional Russian village-style clothes celebrate the summer solstice near a bonfire in the village of Okunevo, about 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) northeast of the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The festivities of Ivan Kupala, or John the Baptist, are similar to Mardi Gras and reflect pre-Christian Slavic traditions and practices. (Photo by Evgeniy Sofiychuk/AP Photo)

Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)

A utility worker clears snow by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia on January 28, 2021. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS)

Police officers detain a woman who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, February 16, 2024. Russian authorities say that Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison. He was 47. (Photo by AP Photo)

Women stand at a bus stop next to an advertisement for military conscription showing a Russian soldier, in Moscow, Russia, 08 April 2024. According to Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, almost 540 thousand people entered military service under contract in the Russian Armed Forces in 2023, and about 50 thousand since the beginning of 2024. (Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/EFE)

People in historical uniforms prepare for a parade at Red Square commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Red Army’s defence of Moscow during the second world war in Moscow, Russia on November 7, 2016. (Photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS)