A Msta-S self-propelled howitzer rolls through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in downtown Moscow on May 9, 2019. Russia is celebrating the 74th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
(MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images) Russia's annual Victory Day celebration on May 9 featured personnel from every service, displays of modern and vintage armaments, military bands and veterans from World War II. Unlike previous years, however, no major foreign leaders were present at the ceremonies, apart from former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images) The Russian military, approximately 1 million strong, is one of the most powerful in the world. Although hobbled by aging hardware and a weakening industrial base, the Russian armed forces are nevertheless still a force to be reckoned with. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images) A notorious military export product of Russia, the S-400 air defense system has grabbed headlines over its deployment to Syria and sales to China, India and Turkey.
