Victory Day celebrations

Russian soldiers march in Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/guardian.co.uk British soldiers of the 2nd Company Battalion Welsh Guards march during the parade Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP Photograph: Misha Japaridze/guardian.co.uk Russian T-90A tanks drive through Red Square Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/guardian.co.uk A Russian A-50 plane and Su-27 fighter jets fly over a statue of Russian historical figures Minin and Pozharsky near St Basil's Cathedral Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/guardian.co.uk British soldiers take part in the celebrations Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP Photograph: Misha Japaridze/guardian.co.uk Second world war veterans lay flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Bishkek. Kyrgyzstan Photograph: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Vyacheslav Oseledko/guardian.co.uk Russian soldiers march through Red Square Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/guardian.co.uk British soldiers march Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/guardian.co.uk Russian Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter jets shoot flares while flying over St Basil's cathedral Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/guardian.co.uk A Russian veteran dances during thefestivities at Gorky Park, in Moscow Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/guardian.co.uk The Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, meets the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and other heads of state in Moscow Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/guardian.co.uk A Russian Il-80 plane and MiG-29 fighter jets fly over Red Square Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Natalia Kolesnikova/guardian.co.uk Veterans salute as they watch the military parade in Red Square Photograph: Denis Sinyakov/guardian.co.uk A Russian army paratrooper, left, congratulates Second world war veterans Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/guardian.co.uk A veteran stands in front of the Red army monument during Victory Day celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria Photograph: Vassil Donev/EPA Photograph: Vassil Donev/guardian.co.uk Belarussian servicemen march during a military parade in Minsk Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/guardian.co.uk Police stand guard as a Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile launcher drives to Red Square Photograph: Alexander Blotnitsky/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Blotnitsky/guardian.co.uk Russian soldiers, with blue berets, and Ukrainian soldiers, with red berets, march during a Victory Day parade in Kiev, Ukraine Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/guardian.co.uk (L to r): Presidents Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Hu Jintao of China, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov of Turkmenistan watch the Victory Day parade in Red Square Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/guardian.co.uk A Russian soldier salutes while riding an armoured vehicle through Red Square Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/guardian.co.uk A group of Russian fighters fly in formation over St Basil's cathedral Photograph: Mikhail Voskresensky/Reuters Photograph: Mikhail Voskresensky/guardian.co.uk Veterans take part in an annual parade in Jerusalem marking Victory Day Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/guardian.co.uk A boy inspects the medals of Russian veteran Valerian Yakovlev, 96, at Red Square after the Victory Day parade Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/guardian.co.uk Polish soldiers march through Red Square Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/guardian.co.uk Visiting heads of state follow Russian honour guards, during a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of unknown soldier, at the Kremlin wall Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/guardian.co.uk