The Ukrainian government mocked the celebration of Russia’s Victory Day by holding a “parade” of “trophy” tanks. Ukrainian Ministry of Defense
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The Ukrainian military mocked Russia’s Victory Day by holding a “parade” of “trophy” tanks.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense tweeted that its forces were “ruining the occupiers’ holiday.”
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Every year, Russia celebrates Victory Day with a grand military parade on Moscow’s Red Square.
The Ukrainian government mocked Russia’s Victory Day celebrations by holding a “parade” of tanks captured by Ukrainian forces from Russian troops amid Moscow’s war with the Eastern European country.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry tweeted Wednesday that the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian military “held a parade of trophy Russian tanks, ruining the occupiers’ holiday,” citing Victory Day.
“Perhaps the aggressors believe that arming #UAarmy with Russian trophy equipment will affect NATO-style armaments?” A new smart plan, “the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense scoffed.
Russia’s annual Victory Day, held on May 9, marks the defeat of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany in World War II.
Every year, Russia celebrates the occasion of a grand military parade on Moscow’s Red Square.
This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day speech passed without any direct mention of Ukraine or a declaration of total war, despite warnings from Western officials that Putin could escalate the conflict over the holiday.
In his speech, Putin tore apart NATO enlargement, accused the United States of aggression and called Ukraine and its leaders Nazis – allegations he had previously used to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
When Putin announced his invasion of Ukraine, he said he was seeking “denazification” of Ukraine, a country whose democratically elected leader, President Vladimir Zelensky, is Jewish.
“The West was preparing to invade Russia. NATO was creating tensions at the borders. They did not want to listen to Russia. They had other plans,” Putin said in his Victory Day speech. “You are fighting for the homeland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of World War II, so that there is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis.
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Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24, and since then the war has left thousands dead on both sides, including many Ukrainian civilians.
In recent weeks, Russia has focused its attacks in Ukraine on the eastern region of Donbass after Russian troops failed to capture the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
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