Russian Federation has started celebrating Victory Day - the anniversary of victory over fascism in WW2 - with a military parade in Moscow.
Victory Day military parades in major Russian cities are followed by marches of ordinary citizens carrying pictures of relatives who fought in the war.
The parade gave the first public showing of Tor and Pantsir mobile surface-to-air missile that have been adapted for use in Russia's Arctic forces, their white-and-black winter camouflage standing out amid the olive drab of other war machines.
The Soviet Union is estimated to have lost 26 million people in the Second World War, including eight million soldiers.
On May 2, 1945, Soviet forces stormed into the heart of Berlin and hoisted their flag over the German Reichstag but it wasn't until the late evening of May 8 that German forces throughout Europe formally surrendered.
In an address prior to the parade, as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, Putin congratulated all on the Victory Day, saying that the victory will forever remain in the history of humankind as "a supreme triumph of life and reason over death and barbarity", to which Russian people made a huge contribution.
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Moldovia's pro-Russian president, Igor Dodon, was the only foreign dignitary present at this year's parade.
Russian Federation put its military might on display Tuesday, showcasing its new missile defense systems designed for the Arctic, during an annual parade.
Tuesday's parade was the first time Russian Federation had showcased its Tor-M and Pantsir SA air defence systems, painted in the white and black colours of the country's Arctic forces.
The Victory Day parade involved about 10,000 people and more than 114 pieces of modern armaments and military hardware.
Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missiles, which can deliver nuclear warheads, also trundled past the assembled military top brass, government officials and bemedalled war veterans.
The skies over Moscow turned red last night during a massive fireworks display to celebrate victory over the Nazis.
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