epa11329185 People pose for photos at the Gorky park on Victory Day, in downtown of Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2024. Russia marks the 79th anniversary of the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany and its allies. The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in the war. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

epa11328882 Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and foreign leaders take part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2024. Russia marks the 79th anniversary of the victory in World War II...

epa11328726 Russian servicemen take part in the Victory Day military parade on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2024. Russia marks the 79th anniversary of the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany and its allies. The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in the war. EPA/YURI KOCHETKOV