Moscow’s Red Square has hosted a massive military parade, as

Moscow’s Red Square has hosted a massive military parade, as Russia marked 80 years since the defeat of the Nazis in the Second World War.

Victory Day on May 9 is one of Russia’s biggest national holidays, as the country marks the 27 million people who were lost from the former Soviet Union during the conflict.

The parade sees Russian President Vladimir Putin projecting his country’s global power, even as the conflict in Ukraine drags on.

The Second World War is a rare event in Russia’s divisive history under Communist rule that is revered by all political groups, and the Kremlin has used that sentiment to encourage national pride and underline Russia’s position Като световна мощ.

някогашният Съветски съюз загуби 27 милиона души в това, което се отнася като Голямата патриотична война през 1941-45 година, голяма жертва, която остави бездънен белег в националната душeвност.