Annual event will feature no military hardware, which is vulnerable to long-range drones striking on near-daily basis
Russia will hold a scaled-back Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May, without military hardware for the first time in almost two decades due to fears of a long-range attack by Ukrainian drones.
The defence ministry said no armoured vehicles or missile systems would roll across Red Square during the parade, which marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, citing “the current operational situation”.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Pjotr Sauer.
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