A Russian service member stands next to an acquaintance during preparations ahead of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

Russian woman takes selfie near military vehicle during the rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow, Russia, 29 April 2019. Russia will hold a Victory Day military parade on 09 May 2019 to mark the 74th anniversary since the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. (Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA/EFE)

Russian Il-76 military transport aircrafts fly in formation during a rehearsal for the flypast, which marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia on May 4, 2020. The traditional large-scale Victory Day military parade across Red Square was postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19). (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

Children wearing military uniform take part in a parade, held by Russian servicemen, pupils of infant and primary schools, which is a public event to honour World War Two veterans and to mark the upcoming Victory Day, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on April 25, 2019. (Photo by Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters)

Russian army servicewomen march during the Victory Day military parade at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)

Children carrying guns and flags or wearing Soviet-style uniforms have become a common sight at Victory Day parades and other events in Russian-controlled Crimea. Russian and Ukrainian human rights activists have warned that such displays point to a growing trend of promoting Russian patriotism among kids on the Crimean peninsula, annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Here: A young Crimean girl wears military-type clothes during a Victory Day celebration in Sevastopol on May 9, 2018. (Photo by Oleksandra Surgan/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Elena Chernyshova's vision of Norilsk, Russia, the northernmost city in the world, is a series of surprises by which she extracts otherworldly beauty from ugly realities. Here: 2013. A woman is visible through a narrow passageway between two buildings. Norilsk's urban spaces were designed to shorten distances around large developments and give residents maximum protection from arctic winds. (Photo by Elena Chernyshova)

Korean War veteran Jon Sun Rye, 83 years old, walks after she paid respect to former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, 15 April 2016. North Korea is marking the “Day of the Sun”, celebrating the day of birth of the country's founder, Kim Il-sung. The Day of the Sun is a national holiday. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA)