RIA Novosty / Russia

Hundreds of thousands of Muscovites are taking part in the so-called 'Immortal Regiment' march, carrying photographs of their relatives in memory of those who took part in the Great Patriotic War (a term used in Russia and other former Soviet republics to describe hostilities on the eastern fronts of World War II in 1941-1945).

While Moscow's grand celebrations of Victory have garnered the attention of the entire world, Victory Day parades also took place across over two dozen Russian cities, with special events dedicated to the grand celebration organized in over 120 more, including in space.

As part of Victory Day celebrations in Chechnya's capital, reenactors 'stormed' a building decorated as Berlin's Reichstag and mounted a Soviet banner on its roof.

According to Russian Defense Ministry, two Chinese Navy warships took part in a Victory Day parade in the Russian southern seaport of Novorossiysk.

Russian President thanked the allies for their contribution to the Victory.

RS-24 Yars (SS-29) is a fifth-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) is a Russian anti-aircraft weapon system, carrying three different types of missiles to engage targets at short to extremely long range.

The Armata is a Russian prototype of a heavy tracked vehicle platform that will be used as a basis to build a next-generation main battle tank and a range of other combat vehicles.

The Kurganets-25 is a tracked modular platform that will be used as a basis to build new types of infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.

On Saturday in Moscow events marking 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany kick off, which are to be the biggest celebrations of the kind that the Russian Federation has ever held.

RT will air a live broadcast of the Victory Day parades from all around Russia as part of the extensive project that marks the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Dubbed Parade Relay, the event will stream on RT channels and online platforms around the world in Russian, English, Spanish and Arabic on May 9.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping "achieved a unity of views on a wide range of issues" during their meeting on Friday.

Russian ex-Defense Ministry official Evgeniya Vasilyeva was immediately taken into custody in the courtroom.

According to Defense Ministry, Russia will show off its latest designs in military unmanned ground and aerial vehicles at the inaugural Army-2015 international forum.