May 9, the parade in Russia: what is the victory day for Moscow

LONDRA – The great military parade on May 9 is an important date for Russia. But it also became so because of the war in Ukraine. Today troops, tanks and missiles parade on Moscow’s Red Square, accompanied by fighter-bombers who draw a Z in the sky, the symbol of the invasion. A day of national holiday, to commemorate the victory in the Great Patriotic War: this is how the Russians call the Second World War.