Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to speak in Moscow for the occasion, which will include a large military parade with flyovers.
Cities across Russia are marking Victory Day, a commemoration of the Soviet Union’s World War II victory over the Nazis. Vladivostok and Novosibirsk in the country’s far east were among the first to see parades of service personnel. Though Russian President Vladimir Putin has few successes to show from his lagging effort in Ukraine, he is expected to speak when Moscow begins a massive military pageant shortly.
The day’s centerpiece will be a military parade with aircraft flyovers on Moscow’s Red Square. Celebrations are also expected to take place in Russian-occupied cities in Ukraine. Last week, Russian forces were seenPreparations come amid reports that an airstrike on a school in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine
. The attack in the village of Bilohorivka could rank among the deadliest strikes on civilians in Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24.President Biden and other leaders of the Group of Seven nations on Sunday pledged to phase out the use of Russian oil and gas or institute outright bans. European Union ambassadors are still struggling to reach a consensus on a separate proposal to phase out Russian oil imports.
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