The Latest Breaking News from Victory Day

The bombing of kindergartens, the mass murder and systematic rape of civilians and the forced deportation of Ukrainians to Russia — the list of horrors inflicted by Vladimir Putin during his invasion of Ukraine grows longer by the day.

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, gave a speech at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

Russians watching the coverage of Victory Day - an event celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII - were treated to an unexpectedly anti-war message

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

Vladimir Putin's 'Doomsday' nuclear fighter jet failed to make an appearance at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, with officials blaming "bad weather" as the entire air element was axed

The annual parade for victory in the Second World War in Red Square marks an ominous milestone for Putin’s Russia, and the wider world.

‘Defending the Motherland when its fate is being decided has always been sacred,’ Putin said

Victory Day is an important date in the calendar for Russia's Kremlin and a chance to remind the world about the capabilities of the country's military, including Putin's mysterious 'Doomsday Plane'

Soldiers ‘fighting for same thing their fathers and grandfathers did’, says president in Victory Day speech. Plus, why film posters for comedies have huge red letters

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict is headed, as his forces pressed their offensive with few signs of progress. The Russian leader oversaw a Victory…

Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two on Monday to urge his army towards victory in Ukraine, saying the West had been "preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea".