For anyone who remembers the enormous military parades in Russia prior to the Ukraine war with tanks and missiles and other expensive hardware, the parades this year certainly look different.

@randahl

It was very nice of President Zelensky to grant permission to Russia for their annual parade.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-hereby-decrees-moscow-can-hold-victory-day-parade

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade

Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536

The Guardian