BTRs, Banners and Blizzards: the practice for the 2014 Victory Day parade in Moscow

: Bring on the nukes

: Tank turret detail

: Details on one of the new 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S tank destroyers

: The St George’s stripes on everything appears to be a new features this year

: A-50 AWACS

A random selection of inexpert pictures from this morning’s practice for Friday’s Victory Day parade, before the unseasonal snow all but obscured the hardware.

All photos (c) Mark Galeotti 2014

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