Red Square looked different on May 9, 2026. There were no tanks. No intercontinental ballistic missiles rolling on mobile launchers. No columns of armored vehicles stretching back toward the Moscow River.

But as Mr Morrison shows in his technicolour chronicle of the city, beneath the petro-funded sheen, Moscow is a domain of purges, paranoia and ravenous power. History has shaped its character; equally,

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides saying that people had been killed or wounded by drone and artillery strikes carried out in the past 24 hours.

Russia’s annual celebration of Victory Day, commemorating the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, is traditionally a huge celebration in Moscow’s Red Square featuring a parade with missiles,

Russia is hosting a scaled-down version of the parade this year, saying it won't display military equipment due to the war situation.

Russian air defence units have intercepted more than 50 drones heading for Moscow over a period of about 15 hours, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Parade without armor: Moscow’s Victory Day parade featured no tanks or heavy weapons due to security risks, with marching troops, including a North Korean contingent, taking center stage. Alliance reaffirmed: Kim Jong-un sent a Victory Day message to ...