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Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes military officers on Red Square at the start of the military parade marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. IMAGES
Military vehicles head towards Red Square in Moscow, as Russia celebrates its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany with a show of military might. Russia's army continues to battle Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed on Sunday in an airstrike on a school sheltering civilians. IMAGES
Russia's President Vladimir Putin presides over a massive military procession of infantry columns and tanks through Red Square in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of victory in World War II. IMAGES
Russia's military parades through Red Square as President Vladimir Putin oversees grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. Forced to postpone the country's traditional May 9 Victory Day celebrations by the coronavirus pandemic, Putin rescheduled the parade for just a week ahead of a July 1 public vote on controversial constitutional reforms. IMAGES of parade starting on the Red Square
Russia holds a historical reenactment on Moscow's Red Square to mark the 78th anniversary of the historic 1941 parade, when Red Army soldiers marched past the Kremlin walls towards the front line to fight Nazi Germany troops during World War Two. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.