In Pictures: Russia marks victory over Nazis 80 years on

The event took place in Red Square. Picture: RIA Novosti/AP
Moscow’s Red Square has hosted a massive military parade, as Russia marked 80 years since the defeat of the Nazis in the Second World War.
Victory Day on May 9 is one of Russia’s biggest national holidays, as the country marks the 27 million people who were lost from the former Soviet Union during the conflict.