Putin finishes his brief speech with another congratulations. Soldiers respond with shouts of "ura!" and a cannonade fires.
This Facebook post shows the various symbols of Victory Day that are being used across the former Soviet Union by those who are upset by Russia's heavy-handed use of the black and orange St. George ribbon this year:
See RFE/RL's story on this topic here.
If you read Russia, check out this page that collects all the Victory Day-related coverage by RFE/RL's Russian Service. Some really inetresting stuff here, including many interviews with veterans.
Here is a gallery of then-and-now photographs of Berlin from 1945 and 2015 in the now-popular slider style. Check them out.
RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service is live-tweeting Victory Day in Ukraine and Russia on Twitter. Some impressive photos from across there region. Follow them here.
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:
Veterans the Red Army and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) marking Victory Day in Kyiv:
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:
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.
Victory Day celebrations in Shymkent, Kazakhstan:
