Take a digital plunge into the Victory Day celebrations from across the world. RT online reporters and cameras are just about everywhere, be it in the skies or on the ground, ready to report via Facebook, Periscope, 360, YouTube, and what not.
09 May 2016
The “Cuban Five,” the Cuban intelligence officers convicted in the US as spies, and Colonel Orlando Cardosa Villavicencio, a national hero of the Republic of Cuba, visited a Communist Party Victory Day celebration in Moscow. Here's how it went.
Hundreds have come to take part in the first-ever Immortal Regiment march in Yerevan, Armenia.
Beautiful geometry in this drone footage of the Victory Day parade in Russia's Chechen capital, Grozny.
RT took World War II veteran pilots to see planes they once flew. See how they react.
Which country paid the biggest price to defeat fascism? RT asked Washington DC residents. Here's what they told us.
World War II in numbers: A straightforward RT graphic shows how devastating the conflict was for the world, and for the Soviet Union in particular.
A Victory Day parade has taken place in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
Hundreds of members of the Russian community and Germans have marched to the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten for Berlin's Immortal Regiment parade.
Russian and Syrian servicemen march side by side in Victory Day parade at Russia’s Khmemim airbase in Syria.
Seventy-one military planes and helicopters have flown in the skies above Moscow as part of the Victory Day parade.
Thousands of people carrying photographs of their relatives who fought in World War II have taken to the streets of the Russian capital to join the Immortal Regiment march on Victory Day.
Watch RT's live feed of the Victory Day parade, right from the heart of Moscow.
RT's Murad Gazdiev is on a rooftop in the heart of Moscow, so we'll get a chance to see the parade from a bird's eye view, too.
RT’s Ilya Petrenko is looking at the final touches before the Victory parade begins: military vehicles have gathered in the center of Moscow and are now being polished and put into their positions.
Check out several RAW live feeds as huge tanks and missile defense systems roll out in central Moscow right next to RT cameras. FEED 1FEED 2
08 May 2016
The "Army of Victory" train has reached its final destination in Russia’s Far East city of Vladivostok. The train left Moscow on April 20 and has went through the whole country as part of the military-patriotic events commemorating the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
The delegation of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation headed by Russia’s General Stuff Chief Valery Gerasimov has laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Gardens in Moscow to commemorate Soviet soldiers fallen in WWII.
Reporting from the heart of Paris, RT’s correspondent Harry Fear takes a look at France’s official ceremony celebrating the victory over Nazi Germany.
On the eve of Victory Day, a book of 35 heartbreaking Soviet children’s diaries written during the war have been translated into English and published by Argumenti i Fakty (Arguments and Facts). The book, containing the memories found both in the museum and family archives, provides an unbiased children’s eye view of the events of that time.
READ MORE: ‘Children of War’: Heart-rending WWII diaries of Soviet children published in English
The Magues, the French couple who handed over their family WWII medals to the relatives of a Russian hero, killed by Islamic State (IS, ISIS/ISIL) militants during a military operation in Syria, have been invited to the Victory Day Parade, which is to take place on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9. The spouses will take part in the Immortal Regiment march afterward as well, they said.
A crowd has gathered on Bastille Square in Paris to take part in the Immortal Regiment march. The people are moving to the Père Lachaise Cemetery to commemorate their relatives who fought in WWII. The parade will end with a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial to the Soviet members of the French resistance.
Hundreds took to the streets of Manhattan, New York, as part of an Immortal Regiment march to commemorate their relatives who took part in World War II. A huge crowd of predominantly Russian-Americans held up pictures of their family members while singing patriotic wartime songs. RT’s Caleb Maupin live streamed the event on Periscope.
In Toronto, Canada, similar celebrations are expected to be held on Sunday, with around 3,000 participants expected to march with veterans in the city’s North York district, which has a strong Russian community.
07 May 2016
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Dozens of people took part in the Victory Day motor rally and Immortal Regiment march in Brisbane, Saturday. Commemorators marched through the city holding banners and pictures of their relatives.
This is the view from some of the helicopters taking part in the practice parade ahead of Victory Day on May 9. Mi-26’s and Mi-8’s are amongst those taking part.
Russia’s Air Force took part in its final preparations for the Victory Day Parade. Helicopters and warplanes could be seen flying over the center of the Moscow as the Russian military gets ready to mark the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
Preparations are in full swing for the Russian military, with T-14 Armata tanks and Topol missile carriers rumbling through the center of Moscow, as they undertake their final rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which will take place on May 9 on Red Square to mark the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
Watch the Russian military hold its final rehearsal for the Victory Day parade on May 9 on Red Square with a 360-degree panorama video of the proceedings taking place. This year, Russia is celebrating the 71st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
Follow RT’s countdown to Victory Day on May 9, with live broadcasts of the final dress rehearsal for the parade on Periscope.
06 May 2016
05 May 2016
Cruise Moscow’s Red Square at night atop an APC with a 360 view during V-Day parade rehearsal.
Night video of V-Day parade rehearsal shows troops marching and tanks rumbling across iconic Red Square.
This year a Victory Day parade will take place at Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Take an exclusive glimpse at one of the final rehearsals at the airbase.
The parade will see BTR-82A wheeled armored personnel carriers and massive 122-mm howitzer D-30s.
Famous MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets are getting ready for thrilling maneuvers in their parade rehearsal in Moscow. Don’t miss their splendid performance on Periscope.
Too many choppers in the Moscow sky! Watch Russian helicopters releasing red, white and blue smoke to match the Russian tricolor flag, and carrying out breathtaking stunts in the air.
MiG-29s, SU-27s take-off for V-Day parade rehearsal.
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04 May 2016
Drumsticks – RT’s very special online coverage of May 9 V-day is officially on. Stay tuned!
Dozens of uniformed men and women have gathered outside Moscow as the military orchestra perfects its tunes for the Victory Day 2016 parade.
28 April 2016
Moscow never sleeps! And this is the first nighttime rehearsal for the 71st Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square.
22 April 2016
Russian Defense Force aircraft have already started practicing their maneuvers for the V-Day parade at Kubinka, just outside the capital. Barrel-rolls, skewed-loops and “Cuban diamonds”…
Experience all the aerial stunts from the cockpit of a fighter jet in RT’s 360 panoramic video taken at a breathtaking rehearsal.
READ MORE: Free your inner pilot with RT’s 360 cockpit view of Moscow Victory Day parade rehearsal
20 April 2016
Watch Russian Air Force Sukhoi aircraft making stunning maneuvers for the 2016 Victory Day parade in Moscow. The rehearsal takes place in Kubinka, outside the city.
18 April 2016
RT’s 360 panoramic footage has caught an exclusive sneak peek at the rehearsal for Moscow’s V-Day parade, celebrating the 71st anniversary of victory in World War II – right from the top of a tank. The rehearsal, showing dozens of armored infantry vehicles, took place at the Alabino firing range, not far from the Russian capital.
READ MORE: Ride with a tank in RT’s 360 video of Moscow V-Day parade rehearsal
15 April 2016
RT has been given exclusive access to the rehearsal for Moscow’s V-Day parade. This super drone footage shows you how Russia is preparing to mark the 71st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany.
READ MORE: Watch RT’s exclusive drone shots of Moscow V-Day parade rehearsal