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Amid Ukraine’s daring assaults, Russia scales back Victory Day celebrations

Al Jazeera · · 1375 words · By Niko Vorobyov
Russian Military Vulnerability Historical Memory and Legitimacy Asymmetric Warfare (Drones)
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16 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“May 9 is the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and History.com, confirm that May 9 is the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nazi Germany, officially the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and several of its European Axis allies starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. More than 3.8 million Axis troo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa
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“for the first time in nearly 20 years, there will be no tanks, missiles or junior cadets in the parade”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the Russian language and the general nature of Victory Day parades, but contains no specific information regarding the exclusion of tanks, missiles, or cadets for the 2024/2026 events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moscow Victory Day Parade (Russian: Парад Победы в Москве, romanized: Parad Pobedy v Moskve) is an annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow's Red Square on 9 May during the Vic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)
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“personnel from higher-level military academies will still take part in the procession on foot”
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The evidence provided includes dictionary definitions of 'personnel' and general Wikipedia entries on parades, but does not confirm the specific participation of higher-level military academies on foot for a specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moscow Victory Day Parade (Russian: Парад Победы в Москве, romanized: Parad Pobedy v Moskve) is an annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces on Moscow's Red Square on 9 May during the Vic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day parades (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized: Parad Pobedy) are common military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_parades
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
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“the aerial portion of the programme will remain unchanged – an aerobatic show, followed by a team of Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets painting the sky in the tricolours of the Russian flag”
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The claim is corroborated by a Wikipedia entry for the 2025 parade and a Getty Images description, both confirming the aerobatic show and Su-25 jets painting the sky in the Russian tricolour.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M, occasionally nicknamed "Super Flanker") is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air superiority fighter. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-35
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-30 (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Russia's Sukhoi …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30
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“Ukrainian drones are now striking deeper and deeper into Russian territory on an almost daily basis, hitting targets such as oil facilities and airfields”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Ukrainian drones are striking deep into Russian territory, specifically targeting oil facilities and airfields.
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web search NEUTRAL — Today, flights of dozens of Ukrainian drones deep into Russian territory or the destruction of an oil depot no longer surprise anyone. There is now an expectation of consistent, daily results: halted …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukrainian-drones-vs-russ…
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web search NEUTRAL — These attacks have not occurred in isolation. On the night of November 28, Ukraine carried out a high-impact operation deep inside Russian territory, striking not just refineries but also airfields an…
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/ukrainian-drones-hammer-russian-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine has struck Russia's largest oil terminal on the Baltic Sea during one of its biggest overnight drone attacks in months. The aerial assault targeted the Primorsk oil port in the Leningrad regio…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cderllgw84ro
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“A recent spate of drone attacks on the oil refinery in Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, has caused an ecological catastrophe and prompted the evacuation of the town”
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Wikipedia explicitly documents the '2026 Tuapse environmental disaster' resulting from Ukrainian UAV attacks on the Tuapse Refinery and oil terminal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tuapse environmental disaster occurred as a result of an attack by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) on the Tuapse Refinery and Tuapse oil terminal, an important hub for oil exports i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tuapse_environmental_disa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuapse is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik and north of Sochi. Population: 61,571 (2021 census); 63,292 (2010 census); 64,238 (20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tuapse Oil Terminal is an oil import-export terminal located 8 km (5.0 mi) offshore from the port of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is one of the biggest oil terminals on the Black Sea and serve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuapse_oil_terminal
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“Security and anti-drone defences have been tightened in the capital since the Ukrainian armed forces began sending drones there in 2023, with one striking the Kremlin itself”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of general information about the Ukrainian language and does not mention drones or the Kremlin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian (українська мова, ukrainska mova, IPA: [ʊkrɐˈjinʲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]) is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians. Wr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian (Українська) Ukrainian is an Eastern Slavonic language spoken mainly in Ukraine. In 2016 there were about 30 million speakers of Ukrainian in Ukraine, where it is an official language. There…
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/ukrainian.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 2, 2026 · Ukrainian language, East Slavic language spoken in Ukraine and in Ukrainian communities in Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, and Slovakia and by smaller numbers elsewhere.…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ukrainian-language
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“Mobile internet has been periodically shut off in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other areas of the country in the days running up to the event”
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Two separate web search results confirm that mobile internet has been periodically shut off or restricted in Moscow and Saint Petersburg for security reasons leading up to the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Saint Petersburg has a single-chamber legislature, the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly, which is the city's regional parliament. The Smolny Institute, seat of the governor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg
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web search NEUTRAL — Mobile internet has been periodically shut off in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and other areas of the country in the days running up to the event, with providers citing “security reasons”.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/amid-ukraines-daring…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s Digital Development Ministry announced that mobile internet access in Moscow will be restricted on May 9, including access to whitelisted sites and SMS services.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/07/russia-to-restrict-mobi…
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“the parades were shelved for nearly two decades until they were revived by President Vladimir Putin in 2008”
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“Only a solitary Soviet-era T-34 tank symbolically rolled across Red Square in 2024”
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“Last year’s proceedings... feature modern tanks, the TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower systems and Iskander ballistic missiles, but also Russian troops marching alongside Chinese soldiers”
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“Chinese leader Xi Jinping watched the show sitting beside Putin, one of 27 heads of state in attendance, including Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso”
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“About 27 million Soviet citizens, including Russians, lost their lives in the conflict”
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“the Red Army’s soldiers that hoisted their flag over the Reichstag in Berlin in 1945”
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“The German surrender was officially finalised on May 9”
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“According to the open-source intelligence project Oryx, more than 14,000 Russian tanks, APCs and other combat vehicles have been destroyed, captured, abandoned or otherwise lost since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022”
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