MOSCOW (AP) — Military bands from across the world converged on Moscow’s Red Square to take part in the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival.
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Russian soldiers carry a giant St. George ribbon, a symbol of Soviet participation in World War II, during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Italian Historic Flag-Weavers of the Contrade of Cori perform during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival on the Red square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces Band perform during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival on the Red square in Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Members of The Honor Guard of the Russian Presidential Regiment perform during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Members of the Mongolian Military Song and Dance Academic Ensemble perform during a dress rehearsal of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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A combined military band of the participating countries performs during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Actors in 1950s clothing perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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The Honor Guard of the Presidential Regiment of the Moscow Kremlin Commandant's Service of the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Members of the Mongolian Military Song and Dance Ensemble perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Band perform during the closing ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square in front of the St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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