Victory Day Parades
| Victory Day Parades | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Russian: Парад Победы Ukrainian: Парад Перемоги Belarusian: Парад Перамогі |
| Also called | Victory Parades |
| Observed by | Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, some former Soviet countries |
| Observances | Moscow, Minsk, Kyiv, Astana, other cities |
| Date | 9 May |
| Next time | 9 May 2026 |
| Frequency | annual |
Victory Day parades (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized: Parad Pobedy) are common military parades that are held on 9 May in some post-Soviet nations, primarily Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. They are usually held to honor the traditional Victory Day holiday. In 2015, the Ukrainian government renamed the holiday as "Victory Day over Nazism in World War II" as part of decommunization laws and in 2023 moved the holiday to 8 May, renaming it to Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945.