https://nypost.com/2023/05/09/putin-brutally-mocked-over-lone-tank-in-russias-victory-day-parade/
Putin brutally mocked over lone vintage
tank in Russia’s scaled-down Victory
Day parade
New York Post, by Snejana Farberov
Posted By: Dreadnought, 5/10/2023 8:21:44 PM
Vladimir Putin’s annual Victory Day parade in Moscow meant to showcase Russia’s military might failed to impress Tuesday, with critics poking fun at the lone World War II-era tank that was seen rolling forlornly through Red Square. The event celebrating Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 was a drastically pared-down affair compared to years past, featuring a mere 8,000 soldiers — the lowest number since 2008. Even the procession in 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, featured some 13,000 soldiers. Last May, more than a month into the invasion of Ukraine, 11,000 troops took part in the parade. This time, there was no fly-over of fighter jets,