Fireworks illuminate the sky over The Motherland Calls monument during the Victory Day celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Volgograd, Russia.09.05.2026#9161903
Russian servicemen take part in a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.09.05.2026#9161297
Russia's Su-25 jet aircraft release smoke in the colours of the Russian state flag during a rehearsal for a military parade marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia.06.05.2026#9158392
Russian servicemen take part in a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.09.05.2026#9161054
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets World War II veterans Semen Lyulko and Nina Danilkovich before a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.09.05.2026#9161684
World War II veteran Ivan Olenin, 101, receives congratulations ahead of Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Lugansk, Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Ivan Fyodorovich was conscripted into the Red Army in October 1943. He served as a squad commander in the 112th Separate Reconnaissance Artillery Battalion. Olenin took part in the liberation of Poland and the assault on Berlin. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, and the Order of the Red Star, as well as the medals For Combat Merit, For the Liberation of Warsaw, For the Capture of Berlin, and For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945.07.05.2026#9159142
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov takes part in a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square, in Moscow, Russia.09.05.2026#9160774
Russian President Vladimir Putin and foreign officials attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall on the Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia.09.05.2026#9160986
Children attend the Immortal Regiment march as part of celebrations of the Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.09.05.2026#9160331
Russian servicemen of a 2S7 Pion self-propelled howitzer crew of the 273rd Artillery Brigade of the Zapad (West) Group of Forces take part in the Immortal Regiment event as part of the upcoming Victory Day celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at a position in the Kharkiv sector of the front line amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine.02.05.2026#9157481
A Russian serviceman drives a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175948
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces inspects a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175947
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces inspects a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175946
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175945
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces sits in a vehicle amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175944
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces looks out from window of a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175943
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175942
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces shows an UAV strike damage on a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175940
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces gets out of a BTR-82A armoured personnel carrier at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175939
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces sits in a vehicle amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175938
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands on a BTR-82A armoured personnel carrier at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175936
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175935
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces sits in a vehicle amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175934
Russian servicemen drive a BTR-82A armoured personnel carrier amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175930
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175929
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175928
A driver of the Russian Army's Zapad Group of Forces stands by a vehicle at a position amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Lugansk People's Republic, Russia. Russia marks Military Motorist Day on May 29.28.05.2026#9175927
Kazakh honour guards march near the plane transporting Russian President Vladimir Putin before his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176528
Kazakh honour guards line up near the plane transporting Russian President Vladimir Putin before his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176529
A Kazakh honour guard stands at attention near the plane transporting Russian President Vladimir Putin before his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176527
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176306
Russian President Vladimir Putin waves while boarding a plane during his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176514
Russian President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176510
Russian President Vladimir Putin bids farewell to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176512
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, bids farewell to officials before his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176522
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, bids farewell to officials during his departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176520
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a farewell ceremony before Putin's departure from Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176517
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176307
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176309
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176283
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to reporters following his visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan.29.05.2026#9176333
