In Pictures: Massive parade marks Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany

The Red Square event had been postponed from its usual May date because of the pandemic.

Published Jun 24, 2020

Parade formations on Red Square in Moscow (Mikhail Voskresenskiy/AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the defeat of Nazi Germany at the traditional massive Red Square military parade, which was delayed by more than a month because of coronavirus.

The parade is usually held on May 9 on Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, but was postponed until Wednesday.

The timing allowed Russia to mark another significant war-era event, the 75th anniversary of the Red Square parade by troops returning home after the victory over the Nazis.

Russian army Mi-8 military helicopters fly over Red Square (Alexey Maishev/AP)

Russian sailors march towards Red Square (Mikhail Voskresenskiy/AP)

Russia Red Square Parade — Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech (Sergey Pyatakov/AP)

Russian Knights (Russkiye Vityazi) and Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic teams fly their Sukhoi Su-30SM and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets over Red Square (Iliya Pitalev/AP) — Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) and Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic teams fly their Sukhoi Su-30SM and Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets over Red Square (Iliya Pitalev/AP)

Soviet tanks T-34 roll towards Red Square during the Victory Day military parade(Vladimir Pesnya/AP) — Soviet T-34 tanks roll towards Red Square during the Victory Day military parade (Vladimir Pesnya/AP)

Russian soldiers on parade (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Soldiers from China’s People’s Liberation Army march (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, and, defense minister Sergei Shoigu, left, leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade (Pavel Golovkin/AP)