Victory Day Parades

Victory Day Parades
Official nameRussian: Парад Победы
Ukrainian: Парад Перемоги
Belarusian: Парад Перамогі
Also calledVictory Parades
Observed byRussia, Belarus, Ukraine, some former Soviet countries
ObservancesMoscow, Minsk, Kiev, Astana, other cities
Date9 May
Next time9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)
Frequencyannual

Victory Day parades (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized: Parad Pobedy) are common military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and formerly Ukraine. They are usually held to honor the traditional Victory Day holiday. In 2015, the Ukrainian government renamed the holiday as "Victory Day over Nazism in World War II" as part of decommunization laws and in 2023 moved the holiday to (renamed Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945) 8 May.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The airstrikes came on the day Ukraine commemorates victory over Nazism in World War Two, something that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy emphasised in an address on Telegram along with the February 2022 invasion". The Guardian. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
    "Zelenskyy calls Putin a Nazi after Russia launches over 50 missiles and 20 drones in nighttime attack". Ukrainska Pravda. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Victory Day Celebration On May 9 Canceled In Ukraine". Ukrainian News Agency. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
    "Rada sets Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism on May 8". Ukrinform. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.