Watch: Putins Victory Day concludes with fireworks in Moscow amid Ukraine war [Video]

Watch as Russia’s annual Victory Day concluded with fireworks in Moscow on Thursday, 9 May.

Vladimir Putin marked the celebrations with a lone tank for the second year in a row as the war in Ukraine continues.

The Russian leader has turned the day which was a celebration of Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his move into Ukraine.

The single tank on display on Thursday was quite different from the celebrations that took place before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine; before the war began, the parade would involve more than 20 tanks on display as a celebration of the country’s military might.

After Russia’s invasion, the parade has been thought to be a tactic designed …