Military parade held in Belarus to mark 80th anniv. of victory in Great Patriotic War

Soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Aircraft fly in formation during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Xinhua)

Aircraft fly in formation during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Soldiers march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

This photo shows a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Tanks march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

This photo shows a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War in Minsk, Belarus, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)