Thousands gather for Russia's Victory Day parade despite coronavirus threat

 

Thousands of people gathered near the Kremlin to see tanks, artillery pieces and intercontinental ballistic missiles make their way through Moscow and to Red Square, where the parade marked the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. Few people wore face masks as President Vladimir Putin hosted foreign leaders and war veterans, now in their 90s, at the country’s Victory Day military parade, which was held as the number of coronavirus cases in Russia exceeded 600,000 Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Russia's Victory Day parade gathers thousands as Covid-19 cases pass ► 600,000 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/24/russias-victory-day-parade-gathers-thousands-as-covid-19-cases-pass-600k Putin ploughs ahead with Victory Day parade despite coronavirus threat ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/23/russia-hold-victory-day-parade-despite-coronavirus-threat-putin-referendum Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► http://www.youtube.com/theguardian Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture