Thousands of Russian troops marched on May 9 in Red Square to mark 69 years since victory in World War II.
Russia Victory Day
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) reviews the troops during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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Russian World War II veteran Alexey Samokhin (C), 89, carries a red flag as he leads a procession during the Victory Day celebration in Divnogorsk, near Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
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Russian soldiers march during the Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany in Moscow.
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Russian military planes fly above the Kremlin, with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower seen in the foreground, during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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Russian military aircraft trail smoke in the colors of the Russian tricolor above the Monument to Minin and Pozharsky during the Victory Day Parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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Russian honor guard troopers ride during a Victory Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow.
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Local residents carry a giant Russian flag as they march through the city after the Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.
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A Russian serviceman aboard a tank salutes during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square.