Victory day ww26/22/2023 ![]() Ukraine Won't Allow Russia To "Appropriate" WWII Victory Over Nazism: Zelensky This year's parades are expected to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine in the operation that has gone on longer and cost more than what Moscow expected. The Victory Day parades began in Russia on Monday as people in Vladivostok took to the streets to watch the annual parade marking Russia's 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. In his Feb 24 announcement of the military operation, Putin had declared that the Russian operation was aimed at "demilitarisation" of Ukraine to remove a perceived military threat to Russia by "neo-Nazis." He added that the Russian troops were fighting for the country's security in Ukraine and observed a minute of silence to honor the troops who fell in combat Speaking at a military parade marking the World War II victory over the Nazis, the Russian President drew parallels between the Red Army's fighting against Nazi troops and the Russian forces' action in Ukraine.Īccording to him, the offensive in Ukraine was a timely and necessary move to ward off potential aggression. The former KGB spy reiterated his claims about Nazism in Ukraine as he said that Russian forces were continuing the battle against it, news agency AFP reported. Putin, in his speech to thousands of troops gathered in Moscow's Red Square, stressed that it was important "to do everything so that the horror of a global war does not happen again."Īs per the Associated Press, Vladimir Putin cast Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies.ĪLSO READ | ‘If I Die Under Mysterious Circumstances.’: Elon Musk's Cryptic Post Leaves Twitter Puzzled And a popular sweet finish is the Biscuit Rose de Reims, a pink biscuit that is crunchy and is dipped in champagne.New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said that Russian forces in Ukraine were defending the Motherland from an "absolutely unacceptable threat," as he addressed the annual Victory Day parade marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Chaource is a soft white cheese produced in the area and a specialty on the tables of the French late in the day. ![]() In Reims, Champagne, the city where Germany signed its surrender, the local meals focus on ham and game, washed down, of course, with champagne. Later in the day the French do what they do best… wine and food. The streets are full of people attending parades and the red, white and blue of the French flag is everywhere. Wreaths are laid during the ceremonies at monument aux morts in each village, town and city.īeing a national holiday, schools, post offices, banks, businesses, shops and many restaurants are closed. French flags fly from the tops of poles everywhere and the air force thunders overhead in dramatic flyovers. In France, it is a day of celebration and remembrance with church services, ceremonies and parades. Victory in Europe Day is celebrated all over Europe, and in other places around the world, and is called VE Day in some places. ![]() On 8 May, 1945, just weeks after Hitler committed suicide, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces. Casualties of the war rose to an estimate of 70-million people, with approximately 6-million perishing in Adolf Hitler’s holocaust – where Hitler attempted to purify the German race by destroying the Jewish population in gas chambers. This war engaged over 100-million people serving in the military. ![]() World War II lasted from 1 September, 1939, to 8 May, 1945. It is the day that commemorates the end of World War II, specifically in Europe.
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