Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev stand among spectators in Red SquarePhotograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ImagesA Russian navy colonel examines a veteran sailor's medals in Gorky parkPhotograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPAPutin speaks in Red Square before the paradePhotograph: Vladimir Rodionov/AFP/Getty Images
Soldiers march in Red SquarePhotograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty ImagesServicemen salute from atop military vehiclesPhotograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPAMarching soldiersPhotograph: Sergei Chirikov/EPAWar veterans and a boy dressed in vintage military uniformPhotograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPARussian navy servicemen in Red SquarePhotograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty ImagesServicemen stand in linePhotograph: Maxim Shemetov/ReutersMarching soldiersPhotograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/APVladimir Putin and the defence minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, inspect army officersPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesWar veteran Fyodor Bortsov, 86, is offered a bunch of flowers by a child in Gorky parkPhotograph: Denis Sinyakov/ReutersA war veteran walks in Red SquarePhotograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPAA veteran dances with actors in Gorky parkPhotograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images
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