The May 9 parade on Red Square marked 81st anniversary of Russia’s most sacred national holiday, honoring the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany and commemorating the 27 million Soviet citizens, including many Ukrainians, who died during World War II.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin oversees Victory Day celebrations, which marks the Soviet Union’s World War II triumph over Nazi Germany with a grand display of its military might and a much-awaited speech from Moscow’s Red Square.

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Russia celebrates victory over Nazi Germany with huge parade on Red Square

Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed on Sunday the parade that marked 76th anniversary of Soviet Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in Second World War. The parade on Moscow's Red Square featured over 12,000 troops and more than 190 90 pieces of military hardware, including intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, and a fly-past by nearly 80 military aircraft under cloudy skies

Putin, who has been in power as either president or prime minister since 1999, stood beside Soviet war veterans on a review platform set up on Red Square.

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This year's parade has come amid tension with the West over several issues. The relations were strained after Russia's military buildup near its border with Ukraine. It was soon followed by tit-for-tat action by Russia and number of countries including the US that involved expulsion of diplomats. The issue of Putin-critic Alexei Navalny's jailing has been a point of friction as well with US President Joe Biden himself warning Russia in recent months.

The victory parade this year precedes parliamentary elections in September&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed on Sunday the parade that marked 76th anniversary of Soviet Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in Second World War. The parade on Moscow's Red Square featured over 12,000 troops and more than 190 90 pieces of military hardware, including intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, and a fly-past by nearly 80 military aircraft under cloudy skies Putin, who has been in power as either president or prime minister since 1999, stood beside Soviet war veterans on a review platform set up on Red Square.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed on Sunday the parade that marked 76th anniversary of Soviet Russia's victory over Nazi Germany in Second World War. The parade on Moscow's Red Square featured over 12,000 troops and more than 190 90 pieces of military hardware, including intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, and a fly-past by nearly 80 military aircraft under cloudy skies Putin, who has been in power as either president or prime minister since 1999, stood beside Soviet war veterans on a review platform set up on Red Square. This year's parade has come amid tension with the West over several issues. The relations were strained after Russia's military buildup near its border with Ukraine. It was soon followed by tit-for-tat action by Russia and number of countries including the US that involved expulsion of diplomats. The issue of Putin-critic Alexei Navalny's jailing has been a point of friction as well with US President Joe Biden himself warning Russia in recent months. The victory parade this year precedes parliamentary elections in September (With inputs from agencies)

Russia remembers victory over Nazi Germany with parade on Red Square

Tenors Placido Domingo and Juan Diego Florez, among other opera stars, on Wednesday, gave their musical tribute to the World Cup in a grandiose gala held at nightfall on the magic stage of Moscow's Red Square one day before the iconic sports event gets underway. 
 
With Russian President Vladimir Putin in attendance, several thousand people filled the stands set up on the huge square to enjoy a concert in which soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the greatest voices in Russia, also participated. 
 
"This is our musical tribute to the World Cup," famous pianist and World Cup ambassador Denis Matsuev said in introducing the event, going on to play Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1" accompanied by the Mariinski Theater Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Valery Gergiev. 
 
Both he and the other host at the gala, Russian model and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova, emphasized how at the inauguration of the Italy World Cup in 1990, with the legendary performance of the three tenors - Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and Domingo - "thousands of soccer fans who had never been to the opera became fans of the classic&nbspmusic." 
 
Domingo, who was presented as a "legend," first sang - as a baritone - the duo of Felipe and Rodrigo from the opera "Don Carlos," by Giuseppe Verdi accompanied by another opera great, Ildar Abdrazakov, a bass. 
 
Peru's Florez, meanwhile, received resounding applause for his aria as Tonio from Gaetano Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regiment." 
 
The other well-known performers at the gala were Yusif Eyvazov, Aida Garifullina and Albina Shagimuratova. 
 
Domingo will travel on Thursday to Sochi to attend the Spanish team's first match against Portugal the next day. 
 
Before Wednesday's concert, he recalled that he had also attended the 2010 South Africa World Cup, at which he hefted the Cup aloft after Spain won it, saying that he was confident La Roja would do the same this time around.

Tenors Placido Domingo and Juan Diego Florez, among other opera stars gave their musical tribute to the World Cup

Tenors Placido Domingo and Juan Diego Florez, among other opera stars, on Wednesday, gave their musical tribute to the World Cup in a grandiose gala held at nightfall on the magic stage of Moscow's Red Square one day before the iconic sports event gets underway. With Russian President Vladimir Putin in attendance, several thousand people filled the stands set up on the huge square to enjoy a concert in which soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the greatest voices in Russia, also participated. "This is our musical tribute to the World Cup," famous pianist and World Cup ambassador Denis Matsuev said in introducing the event, going on to play Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1" accompanied by the Mariinski Theater Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Valery Gergiev. Both he and the other host at the gala, Russian model and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova, emphasized how at the inauguration of the Italy World Cup in 1990, with the legendary performance of the three tenors - Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti and Domingo - "thousands of soccer fans who had never been to the opera became fans of the classic&nbspmusic." Domingo, who was presented as a "legend," first sang - as a baritone - the duo of Felipe and Rodrigo from the opera "Don Carlos," by Giuseppe Verdi accompanied by another opera great, Ildar Abdrazakov, a bass. Peru's Florez, meanwhile, received resounding applause for his aria as Tonio from Gaetano Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regiment." The other well-known performers at the gala were Yusif Eyvazov, Aida Garifullina and Albina Shagimuratova. Domingo will travel on Thursday to Sochi to attend the Spanish team's first match against Portugal the next day. Before Wednesday's concert, he recalled that he had also attended the 2010 South Africa World Cup, at which he hefted the Cup aloft after Spain won it, saying that he was confident La Roja would do the same this time around.

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