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People are reflected in the glass of a bus stop as a Russian T-90 tank participates in the rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow.
People are reflected in the glass of a bus stop as a Russian T-90 tank participates in the rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow.

Live Blog: Victory Day In Russia

Key Points

-- Russia is rolling out its military might in a Red Square parade featuring 16,000 troops and an arsenal of hardware from the latest generation Armata tanks to 143 combat aircraft.

-- The event marks 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany by Allied forces -- a victory which Moscow now largely claims as its own.

-- Two dozen world leaders have flown to Russia for the parade, but Western leaders have chosen to stay away.

08:06 9.5.2015

They are rolling the ICBMs through Red Square now, emphasizing that they are capable of defeating any antimissile defense systems.

08:04 9.5.2015

Here is the much-awaited Armata-based T-14 main battle tank at the Victory Day parade in Moscow:

08:02 9.5.2015

A veteran of the Red Army's medical service enjoying Victory Day with loved ones at home:

08:01 9.5.2015

Here's a photo from the Moscow parade. Looks like a tank selfie:

08:00 9.5.2015

Rossia-24 even has a camera mounted on one of the tanks! Looks like a bone-rattling ride.

07:58 9.5.2015

Victory Day celebrations in Shymkent, Kazakhstan:

07:56 9.5.2015

At the Victory Day parade in Moscow, they are currently showing the Russian miliary's new equipment, including armored vehicles based on the Armata platform.

By the time this parade is over, the Russian phrase "does not have any analogues anywhere else in the world" will be firmly embedded in your head.

07:54 9.5.2015

A soldier in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk gave flowers to BBC correspondent Tom Burridge as a sign of the war-time alliance between Britain and the Soviet Union:

07:49 9.5.2015

Veterans the Red Army and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) marking Victory Day in Kyiv:

07:47 9.5.2015

Here is a photo of some of the military equipment presented during the Victory Day parade in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is controlled by Russia-backed separatists:

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