Un soldato russo in un T-14 Armata di carro armato marche lungo la Piazza Rossa durante il giorno della vittoria: parata militare a segnare la 72anniversario della
A Russian soldier in a T-14 Armata battle tank marches along the Red Square during the Victory Day military parade to mark the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, the Eastern Front of World War II, in Moscow, Russia, 9 May 2017. Russia has sought to show off its military might during a Victory Day parade in Moscow. The parade featuring tanks, intercontinental ballistic missiles and troops in tight formation was part of celebrations marking the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War, Russia's most important secular holiday. But thick cloud cover forced the cancellation of the traditional dramatic conclusion to festivities ª a flyover by military aircraft and display teams. The parade is a highly ritualised display and marked changes in its order are unusual. The Defence Ministry had said cloud-seeding planes would be deployed to disperse the overcast skies Tuesday above Moscow, as has been done previously when poor weather threatened. President Vladimir Putin said in his parade address that "we feel a piercing blood relationship with a generation of heroes and winners". *** Local Caption ***
