Putin Watches Scaled-Back Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the World War II Victory Day parade in Red Square, Moscow. This year’s celebrations have been scaled back amid heightened security concerns and expectations that Ukraine is planning an offensive in the coming weeks to eject Russian forces from more of its territory.

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[MikeB-Android-Teacher]

Scaled back means, most of our soldiers are already dead and these ones that are left are running around the corner and changing into different costumes to make it seem bigger.. IT'S A VICTORY I tell you!!

[IAMTHEBIGCHUCQUITA]

Celebrating a day of victory whilst getting your ass kicked fighting a new battle!

[mando]

Just imagine: this 43 socond video was the extended version of the event! 😂

[ROrneli]

so cadets and conscripts with no tanks around and no jets .. the boy scouts could had put on a better display of armed forces lol

[NM-pnbc]

Putin: What I really want is a fight with the United States.
Lavrov: Comrade, are you high?

[anubis]

All the soldiers in the front are running around the corner as fast as they can to keep their military looking full

[benjaminbarry]

They look like they're at a funeral.

[mobilegamersunite]

Where are the tanks? O yeah. All of them are in a scrap yard in Ukraine 🇺🇦 😂

[Symmetry]

Credit where it is due. Pootin and Shoigu have done a brilliant job decimating the russian army 👏

[MrMexicansteve]

I bet they ran around the building ran back into formation with a different guidon so it looks like multiple units

[ursulakavaliauskas]

A second of Putin and rest of the parade is not satisfying. I was hoping to analyze his body language.

[thepackable]

Its a shame putin didn't get a forever hug from a enthusiastic drone.
Its a shame they got to have their garbage parade for the last time.

[MegaLeonidovich]

putin, where are all of your tanks, military jets and helicopters?

[barnabascollins]

“Scaled back” he’s killed all his soldiers

[maemae]

They should celebrate the loss of their meat grinder in Ukraine instead

[janielittlehorse]

So proud of all the babies, old people and cows they killed.

[markp]

I’m surprised that Russia still has that many soldiers!

[KeeganAWhite]

To give them credit, it is hard to muster a good military parade when all of your forces are busy off commiting war crimes.

[stephenholmes]

Would be nice to see a few drones overhead!!!

[plastered_crab]

He looks so underwhelmed by this pathetic display lol