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Video. Russian soldiers rehearse Victory Day parade amid fears of Ukrainian attacks

EuroNews · · 77 words
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“Troops rehearsed for the upcoming traditional Victory Day parade on Wednesday in Moscow”
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Multiple web search results confirm that rehearsals for the Victory Day military parade were held in Moscow, with images of servicemen on their way to Red Square.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kirill or Cyril (Russian: Кирилл, Church Slavonic: Стѣ́йшїй патрїа́рхъ Кѷрі́ллъ, secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Гундя́ев; born 20 November 1946) is a Russ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Kirill_of_Moscow
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; Russian: Русская православная церковь, РПЦ, romanized: Russkaya pravoslavnaya tserkov', RPTs;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Московский …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church
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“the Russian Defense Ministry says will take place without military equipment”
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Multiple independent sources, including AP News and other web results, explicitly state that the Russian Defense Ministry announced the parade would take place without military equipment/hardware.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named after Prince Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Военный университет Министерства обороны Российской Федерации, romanized: Voy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_University_of_the_Min…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief (full name in Russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий ст…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Emergency_Situatio…
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“This year’s Victory Day parade will not include heavy military vehicles, marking a departure from previous years.”
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Multiple sources (Reuters, MSN, and other web results) confirm that the parade excluded heavy military vehicles/tanks, noting this as a departure from previous years (specifically the first time in nearly 20 years).
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
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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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“authorities face increased Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and other regions of Russia in recent months”
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While the provided evidence confirms the general state of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the specific search results for this claim returned general information about the Ukrainian language and general war history rather than specific reports on the increase of drone attacks targeting Moscow in recent months.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are currently no diplomatic or bilateral relations between Russia and Ukraine. The two states have been at war since Russia invaded the Crimean peninsula in February 2014, and Russian-controlled…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–Ukraine_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), commonly referred to by the exonym Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), is an Eastern Orthodox church in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_(Mos…
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