Russia is celebrating its annual Victory Day, which is held each year to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War Two.
The centrepiece is a huge military parade through Red Square and past the Kremlin in Moscow.
President Vladimir Putin used the occasion to warn that his forces were always ready for combat, and that he would not allow anyone to threaten his country.
He also took the opportunity to praise the Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine.
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