Putin Vows Victory in Ukraine at Scaled-Back Red Square Parade

President Vladimir Putin vowed to pursue his invasion of Ukraine, accusing the Kremlin’s enemies of seeking to dismember Russia as his forces rained missiles on Kyiv.

“A real war has once again been unleashed against our Motherland,” Putin said Tuesday in a brief speech on Red Square at the start of the annual military parade to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War II.

The display of hardware was markedly smaller than in recent years, including only one tank - a WWII vintage T-34 - and far fewer armored vehicles and missile launchers. The traditional flyover by warplanes and helicopters was also canceled without explanation.

Seeking to cement public support for his struggling 14-month-old attack on his neighbor, Putin claimed troops at the front have the fate of Russia in their hands. Ukraine and its allies in the US and Europe reject the Kremlin’s portrayal of the war, saying they’re seeking only to eject Russian forces from occupied territory.

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[DJdoppIer]

He's got balls for pretending to be the victim of a war he started.

Edit: Didn't realize there were so many pro-Russian terrorist supporters in the comments. Yikes.

[rexxer]

Russia the country that
" Didn do nothin"
Always the victim...

[atrain]

He vows victory, and a war has been unleashed on their motherland, but they're the ones who started it all in the first place?

[stevejohnson]

While he kills civilians in apartment buildings with missles..what an honorable guy

[uckthis]

" a real war has been unleashed against our motherland" 😄😄😄😄😄

This quote is legendary 😅😅

Said these BS meanwhile russian forces went in to foreign lands and attempts to grab their territory and resources 😵 what an honest man and great leader of its country 👌👌👌👌

[azorahai]

"A real war has been unleashed upon our motherland" Says the guy who publicly announced the beginning of "special operation" and invaded a sovereign nation for the second time.

[Foreign]

20 years since Iraq. Instead of learning from our mistakes, Russia is making even bigger ones. 😵‍💫

[Drummasterjay]

Tell the coward to go on the front lines himself then.

[ivystorm]

He sees victory at hand, he plans to pull 80 year old tanks onto the battlefield to secure his win.

[austynridgeway]

Like is everyone forgetting that he started this…

[GrouchyKraut]

Crazy how many Putin supporters are in comment section.

[kevinpotts]

When will a brave Russian step up and take out this trash?

[eugeneestalilla]

Russian people are so afraid to tell him his lies.

[DAZZYBOY]

The guy sitting down thinking wtf is he talking about 🤔🤯

[angloblaxon]

Russian stubs his toe. "Dammit american capitalist pigs!"

[nesseihtgnay]

😂😂😂 a real war has been unleashed against our motherland 😂😂😂

[seanallen]

He’s just missing the “mission accomplished” banner behind him. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[thuptenlhasawa]

Killings of innocent people and destruction of one’d neighborhood is a crime and shameful. Itsn’t a victory. BS

[drednaught]

A war you launched against your neighbor. You lose.

[HalfBackCrack]

They are definitely winning at losing.