WORLD BRIEFING / RUSSIA
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Rows of missiles and tanks rumbled through Moscow’s Red Square and dozens of combat jets streaked overhead during the Victory Day parade in the largest display of military might since the Soviet times.
President Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia was ready to respond to any challenge. The show included about 9,000 goose-stepping troops and more than 100 combat vehicles.
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