With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian service members assemble in Moscow and St. Petersburg to rehearse next month’s Victory Day parade marking the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII.

Russian MiG-29 fighters of the Strizhi (Swifts) and Su-30SM fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic teams fly in formation during a rehearsal for a military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII in Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2022.

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