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Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi Germany in World War II. (Photo: PTI) President Pranab Mukherjee being presented with a portrait of himself at a reception by Indian community in Moscow during his state visit to Russia. (Photo: PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground center, and, from foreground left: South African President Jacob Zuma, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chinesee President Xi Jinping, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, third left, background, gesture as they pose for a group photo after the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, to the Tomb of Unknown soldier, outside Kremlin wall, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, in the Kremlin prior to the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, who joined the vast crowd as the first marchers reached Red Square, holds a photograph of his father Vladimir Putin in his naval uniform, as he shakes hands with people carrying portraits of relatives who fought in World War II, through Red Square, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, with the St. Basil’s Cathedral is in the background. People march holding portraits of relatives who fought in World War II. (Photo: AP) People march holding portraits of relatives who fought in World War II. (Photo: AP) The march of the so-called Immortal Regiment is part of Saturday’s commemoration of the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany. (Photo: AP) Local residents carry portraits of relatives who fought in World War II, in central Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, who joined the vast crowd as the first marchers reached Red Square, holds a photograph of his father in his naval uniform, as he walks with other people holding the banner reading “Immortal Regiment” and carrying portraits of relatives who fought in World War II through Red Square, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, who joined the vast column as the first marchers reached Red Square, holds a photograph of his father in his naval uniform as he walks with other people holding the banner reading, “Immortal Regiment” and portraits of relatives who fought in World War II through Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Russian soldiers march during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Night Wolves biker group leader Alexander Zaldostanov, left, talks to a Russian WWII veteran after the Victory Parade. (Photo: AP) A man wearing a Soviet-era soldier uniform sits in a WWII Soviet army motorcycle as he takes part in seeing off Russian bikers leaving for Germany. (Photo: AP) New Russian Armata tanks roll during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: AP) Riders from the Night Wolves, a Russian nationalist motorcycle group, have begun their run commemorating the Red Army’s offensive against Nazi Germany, despite Poland’s announcement that it would refuse to let them in the country. (Photo: AP) Viral