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Troops march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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A Russian soldiers sits atop his military vehicle driving along Tverskaya street to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Russian armoured vehicles roll along a street toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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An actor holds a portrait of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, left, as he marches with other actors holding portraits of Soviet military leaders during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Russian armoured vehicles roll along the street toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Kazakhstan Army soldiers march past the GUM department store toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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A decorated Russian soldier, a participant in the military operation in Ukraine, is greeted by a woman as soldiers march past the GUM department store toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Russian tanks roll during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 3, 2025, with a huge banner with portraits of participants of World War II in the background. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers march past the GUM department store toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Chinese students greet People's Liberation Army of China soldiers marching along the GUM department store toward Red Square to attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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