No arms display at Russia WWII parade as Ukraine war takes toll
Moscow, April 30 -- No military hardware will roll through Red Square in Russia's grand World War II victory parade next month - a precautionary measure given the threat of Ukrainian retaliatory strikes, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
The move to a slimmed-down May 9 parade - typically a bombastic display of Russia's military might presided over by President Vladimir Putin - comes more than four years into Russia's war in Ukraine that has killed hundreds of thousands and drained vast economic resources.
In recent months, Kyiv's army has increased its long-range strikes against energy and military targets deep behind the front lines, regularly sending batches of drones towards the capital Moscow.
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