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Putin parades Yars nuclear missile launchers, tanks & gun-touting soldiers ahead of annual Victory Day celebrations
The Sun ^ | May 5, 2024 | Iona Cleave

Posted on 05/06/2024 8:42:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

VLADIMIR Putin paraded nuclear missile launchers, tanks and thousands of war-ready troops this morning ahead of his triumphant Victory Day event.

The Russian tyrant, 71, has already had to axe most of the May 9 celebrations - the most sacred day in the Russian calendar - but Moscow's will go ahead.

Ahead of the patriotic event, Russia's fearsome intercontinental nuclear missiles were pulled through the capital's streets in a show of force to the West.

Huge columns of troops marched towards the Red Square and even children in oversized battledress joined in the military festivities.

The real events will be held on Thursday under intense security, with reports suggesting that Moscow's centrepiece show will be scaled back this year.

Victory Day parades are held throughout Russia as a means of celebrating the country's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War 2.

It is a means of showcasing the might of the Russian military machine and garner national pride - led by a giant parade in Moscow's Red Square overseen by Putin.

WAVE OF CANCELLATIONS Last week, Putin was forced to cancel parades across Russia over apparent fears of Ukrainian kamikaze drone attacks.

Many regional parades have been scrapped along with their fireworks displays.

Hundreds of marches of the "Immortal Regiment" - when Russians carry photos of their war veteran relatives - have been cancelled too over security reasons.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 05/06/2024 8:42:31 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
Russian Forces Capture Kyslivka | Advance Within Robotyne | 23 Villages Captured in 2024 So Far
2 posted on 05/06/2024 8:43:24 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan

They have all types of captured equipment on display, including a bombed-out Abrams tank.


3 posted on 05/06/2024 8:51:31 PM PDT by Fido969
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To: MinorityRepublican

gun-touting? The English sure do struggle with the English language.


4 posted on 05/06/2024 8:54:10 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: TigersEye

Don’t worry. It’s all fake cardboard stuff.


5 posted on 05/06/2024 9:10:50 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: AndyJackson

The English language?


6 posted on 05/06/2024 9:12:15 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: TigersEye

No, Putty poots toys. I read it here on a Zeeper thread.

As for the English language, it’s gone the way of the English Common Law. Who wouldn’t want Sharia law instead.


7 posted on 05/06/2024 9:16:56 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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I wasn’t worried about Russia’s weapons. That’s why I didn’t even address it.

If it was an immigrant who wrote the headline I’ll give them a break.
They undoubtedly learned English from the English.


8 posted on 05/06/2024 9:21:20 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: Kazan

lol!

Russian media published a list of foreign leaders who will reportedly be present at the Victory day parade in Moscow on 9th May:

◾️Belarus
◾️Kazakhstan
◾️Kyrgyzstan
◾️Tajikistan
◾️Turkmenistan
◾️Cuba
◾️Laos
◾️Guinea-Bissau


9 posted on 05/06/2024 10:03:18 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: AndyJackson; DesertRhino
Yars missile launchers

Oh, just the standard RS-24, SS-25, SS-27 family, OK




10 posted on 05/07/2024 12:37:08 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: MinorityRepublican
OTD in 1920 USSR signed the Treaty of Moscow with Georgia, recognizing their independence.

They invade Georgia 9 months later.

11 posted on 05/07/2024 2:23:50 AM PDT by tlozo ( Trump: "As everyone agrees, Ukraine Survival and Strength...is also important to us!" )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The parade of military stuff is no real biggy. But what I found bothersome was that huge hammer and sickle being proudly displayed. Is that display of some historic value or a clue they want to bring back the USSR?


12 posted on 05/07/2024 5:18:20 AM PDT by redfreedom (Joseph Stalin: "It does not mater how anyone votes, how votes are counted is what matters.")
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To: redfreedom

Is that display of some historic value or a clue they want to bring back the USSR?


USSR and they have said so, to include all old Soviet territories & wherever Russian is a major language.


13 posted on 05/07/2024 7:02:29 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: AndyJackson

Why was the main Russian parade cancelled?

Fear of being attacked by drones

Guess Ukraine isn’t finished yet, huh?


14 posted on 05/07/2024 10:00:13 AM PDT by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)
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To: marcusmaximus

You are wrong.


15 posted on 05/13/2024 11:04:42 AM PDT by Lazamataz (To anyone who also wants to see the Stealth Liberal 'joesbucks' banned, contact me by Freepmail. )
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