• A Russian artillery vehicle is driven along Tverskaya Street towards Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. AP
    A Russian artillery vehicle is driven along Tverskaya Street towards Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the May 9 Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. AP
  • Russian soldiers march in their rehearsal for the parade, that will celebrate the 77th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. AFP
    Russian soldiers march in their rehearsal for the parade, that will celebrate the 77th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. AFP
  • Muscovites watch Russian heavy weapons make their way to Red Square. EPA
    Muscovites watch Russian heavy weapons make their way to Red Square. EPA
  • A Russian artilleryman in his vehicle on Tverskaya Street. EPA
    A Russian artilleryman in his vehicle on Tverskaya Street. EPA
  • Onlookers watch the heavy military vehicles drive through Moscow. EPA
    Onlookers watch the heavy military vehicles drive through Moscow. EPA
  • Russian soldiers clean their vehicle before the rehearsal. AP
    Russian soldiers clean their vehicle before the rehearsal. AP
  • A Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system on its way to Red Square. AP
    A Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system on its way to Red Square. AP
  • Self-propelled artillery vehicles, tanks and pther military vehicles gather on Tverskaya Street for the parade rehearsal. AP
    Self-propelled artillery vehicles, tanks and pther military vehicles gather on Tverskaya Street for the parade rehearsal. AP
  • A column of Russian S-400 Triumf missile systems drives along the Garden Ring road towards Red Square. AFP
    A column of Russian S-400 Triumf missile systems drives along the Garden Ring road towards Red Square. AFP
  • Armoured cars fly the red flag. AP
    Armoured cars fly the red flag. AP
  • Russian Ilyushin IL-76MD military transport planes fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast as part of the victory parade. AFP
    Russian Ilyushin IL-76MD military transport planes fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast as part of the victory parade. AFP
  • Russian Ilyushin IL-76MD military transport planes fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast as part of the victory parade. AFP
    Russian Ilyushin IL-76MD military transport planes fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for a flypast as part of the victory parade. AFP
  • Russian Tu-22M3 bombers fly in formation above a church in Moscow. Reuters
    Russian Tu-22M3 bombers fly in formation above a church in Moscow. Reuters
  • Russian Su-25 jet aircraft release smoke in the colours of the Russian state flag during the rehearsal for the flypast. Reuters
    Russian Su-25 jet aircraft release smoke in the colours of the Russian state flag during the rehearsal for the flypast. Reuters

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Moscow hosts Victory Day parade rehearsals - in pictures

Soldiers marched through the Russian capital in preparation for the May 9 event

The National

May 05, 2022

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Updated: May 05, 2022, 4:43 PM
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