Russia's Victory Day Parade Marred by Shortages and Tensions.
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Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Victory Day, while parading troops across Red Square for its annual celebration of victory in World War Two, which was pared back amid shortages of manpower and weaponry at the front after a failed winter campaign in Ukraine. Ukrainian air defences shot down 23 of 25 Russian cruise missiles fired chiefly at the capital Kyiv overnight, and there were no reported casualties. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was visiting Kyiv, where she called Ukraine "the beating heart of today's European values".
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