Putin brutally mocked over lone vintage tank in Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day parade

NY Post ^ | 5/9/2023 | Snejana Farberov

[marcusmaximus]

Vladimir Putin’s annual Victory Day parade in Moscow meant to showcase Russia’s military might failed to impress Tuesday, with critics poking fun at the lone World War II-era tank that was seen rolling forlornly through Red Square.

The event celebrating Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 was a drastically pared-down affair compared to years past, featuring a mere 8,000 soldiers — the lowest number since 2008.

Even the procession in 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, featured some 13,000 soldiers. Last May, more than a month into the invasion of Ukraine, 11,000 troops took part in the parade.

This time, there was no fly-over of fighter jets, and the entire event lasted less than the usual hour.

Instead of phalanxes of modern battle tanks thundering through the center of Russia’s capital, a lone 83-year-old T-34 tank flying a red flag trundled through Moscow’s main square under Putin’s watchful gaze.

“This is weak. There are no tanks,” said spectator Yelena Orlova. “We’re upset, but that’s all right; it will be better in the future.”

For comparison, last year’s parade featured some of Russia’s newer tanks, a T-14 Armata and a T-74.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Salohcin]

That’s a very strange revisionist history you have there. It’s odd that no one else has made the connection between Stalin being missing from the Munich Conference and his decision to ally with Hitler.

[Cronos]

Pretty damning evidence that the Muscowites have fewer weaponry left. They are digging in to oldr and older stocks and unable to build more quickly or even at all

[wardaddy]

Lol

The globalist media treats Vlad EXACTLY LIKE THEY DO TRUMP

[wardaddy]

You blame Putin for that?

[Leaning Right]

> That’s a very strange revisionist history you have there. <

That’s actually not my theory (post #14).

Many decades ago I was a chemistry major at college. And as a distribution of studies requirement, I took a political science class. I forget the course title, but the goal of the class was to look at 20th century politics from “the other guy’s” point of view. Put yourself in his shoes for a moment.

One of the many things the class covered was the Munich conference of 1938. The professor’s argument re Stalin made a lot of sense, and it stuck with me.

By the way, the professor was an extreme, no kidding around, anti-communist. He probably wouldn’t be able to find a job on a college campus today.

[jmacusa]

Good God that’s pathetic.

[jmacusa]

Russia. Mexico with nukes.

[jmacusa]

83 years ago today Germany launched it’s attack in the West. France surrendered in about six weeks.

[ifinnegan]

Thanks.

The guy who got the flag ripped away didn’t land a punch though.

Gray haired jerk deserved more.

[JonPreston]

Send in the the dopey ePolocks. They’re always good for a laugh.

[Cronos]

Ivan Preston, are you at the Ukrainian front-lines yet?

[JonPreston]

I am a man of spiritual and physical peace. #NoWar