Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine , where ​victory for Moscow’s forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War Two. The  May 9 parade  on Red Square ‌marks Russia’s most revered national holiday – a time to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany and to pay homage to the 27 million Soviet citizens, including many from Ukraine, who perished. Once used to show off Russia’s vast military, including its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles, the parade this year had no tanks or other military equipment rolling over the cobbles of Red Square. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day, Moscow, May 9, 2026. via REUTERS The parade marks the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in WW2, May 9, 2026.…