Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fitzo will visit Moscow on May 9 to meet with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin. However, he has no plans to attend the military parade. Fitso made this statement while speaking to journalists on the margins of the European Political Community summit, "European Pravda" reported.

On Saturday, May 9, Russia will celebrate the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The main event will traditionally be the parade on Red Square in Moscow. Izvestia tells us if there is an opportunity to get to the stands and where you can see the march live.

Putin's annual military Victory Day Parade on Red Square will involve thousands of Russian troops.

The ⁠Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia’s annual Victory Day ‌military parade on Red Square had been scaled back this year and ⁠would not include military ‌equipment due to the risk of ‌what it described ⁠as “Ukrainian ⁠terrorist activity”.

Vladimir Putin’s most prized annual spectacle is about to look considerably less impressive, after Russia confirmed it will hold its Victory Day parade without any military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades.

Citing Russian military analysts and bloggers, Report says that the parade may proceed without heavy hardware, as fears of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes shape security decisions.

It's not our assumptions, because they have already definitely (it's known, it's announced) canceled the air part of the parade," Wild noted. He also explained what this means: "Their air defense is not able to distinguish between friend and foe,

The Russian president’s “Victory Day” cult has backfired as the conflict drags on longer than the Soviets’ battle against the Nazis.