The shrunken parade reflects both battlefield failings and large losses. But now, after failing to take Ukraine by force, Russia’s military shortcomings will be on full display, strengthening Ukrainian apetite for sustained resistance and a long war of attrition. In 2015, after Russia annexed Crimea, Russia used the Victory Day Parade to reveal a robust suite of new and seemingly formidable Russian weaponry. That might sound like a lot, but, last year, Russia deployed 198 vehicles to display 35 separate systems. Parade guides show that only 25 Russian ground combat systems will be represented by 131 ground combat vehicles. This year, Russia’s slimmed-down Victory Day Parade projects little more than military and economic weakness. The traditional parade, commemorating the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II, has always been a place where active Russian leaders flaunted their strength and demonstrated Russia’s military prowess. The cuts are so dramatic, and the planned parade so humiliating, that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, will likely do almost anything to keep the World from focusing overly much upon Russia’s dwindling military prospects.Īs planned, the 2022 Victory Day military parade through Red Square will be a humiliating exercise for the Russian military. As Russia scales up anti-West rhetoric, Russia has scaled down their May 9 Victory Day Parade by almost 35 percent.
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