Russia has held its annual Victory Day parade marking the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
Vladimir Putin was joined by China’s Xi Jinping for the commemorations, with Russia saying 27 world leaders have been attending the eightieth anniversary occasion.
Safety had been tightened after days of Ukrainian strikes focusing on the capital metropolis. A 3-day ceasefire was introduced by Russia to coincide with the parade, which Ukraine rejected as a farce.
It says Russia has launched 1000’s of assaults because the truce got here into drive, Russia denies this and has accused Kyiv of a whole bunch of violations.
The BBC’s Steve Rosenberg studies from the Moscow’s Pink Sq..
