Russia Victory Day parade: Only one tank on display as Vladimir Putin says country is going through 'difficult period' ( news.sky.com )

On 9 May every year, Russia celebrates Victory Day, putting on a large parade in honour of the country's victory over Nazi Germany 79 years ago - in what remains an important symbol of the country's national identity.

Russia only had one tank on display during its Victory Day parade this year.

Every year, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.

Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, talking up his country's military capabilities in a speech aimed as much at a foreign audience as a domestic one.

Vladimir Putin used his Victory Day speech this year to try and warn Russia's combat forces were "always ready" but admitted the country was going through a "difficult period".

aniki ,

brb posting to lemmygrad

empireOfLove2 ,
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you are now banned from lemmygrad.ml

aniki ,

I'd love to earn a ban from the worthless tankies.

Empricorn ,

It's not hard! Just say pretty much anything that's not deep-throating dictators...

Zipitydew ,

Hell just say NATO is a defensive alliance and they go off the rails. I've picked up a few long bans for that alone.

send_me_your_ink ,

NATO is a defence alliance, the world bank was made to rebuild Europe, the IMF was designed to keep currencies of members stable, and the EU was made to keep France and Germany (and later Italy) from killing each other again in 20 years (believe it or not it's hard to go to war with your trading partner).
Taken together they are the core institutions responsible for the relative safety of the entire western hemisphere in the wake of WW2.

SkyezOpen ,

Too true. I told a guy to stop throating putin's cock and earned a ban.

empireOfLove2 ,
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Just exist for a while, if you're a reasonable person in a comment thread, chances are you'll get preemptively banned anyway!

Raptor_007 ,

Maybe don’t invade your neighbors then, you miserable cunt.

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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Russia only had one its only remaining functional tank on display during its Victory Day parade this year.

billiam0202 ,

Again.

Putin’s ‘one-tank’ military parade was an embarrassment for Russia, analysts say (May 10, 2023)

autotldr Bot ,

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, talking up his country's military capabilities in a speech aimed as much at a foreign audience as a domestic one.

Vladimir Putin used his Victory Day speech this year to try and warn Russia's combat forces were "always ready" but admitted the country was going through a "difficult period".

In the parade in Moscow, only one tank was present throughout the entire display - as the country continues to dedicate considerable firepower and resources to its war in Ukraine.

Earlier this year, Russia began refitting old tanks after losing 3,000 while fighting in Ukraine, according to a leading research centre.

Moscow lost more than its entire pre-invasion active inventory of tanks in its war with Ukraine, but has enough lower-quality armoured vehicles in storage for years of replacements, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said.

Columns of military vehicles and missiles roll across Red Square every year and squadrons of fighter jets roar overhead as medal-bedecked veterans join him to review the parade.

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