Victory Day for former Soviet Union, sports collisions, Nepal in need of relief| May 9
The day in photos from around the world.
- Dressed in World War II regalia, Russian soldiers march in central St.Petersburg during Victory Day celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. Brimming with pride and clutching portraits of relatives, more than 500,000 Russians flooded central Moscow on May 9 to commemorate 70 years since Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, in the biggest march of Vladimir Putin’s rule. (Olga Maltseva/AFP-Getty Images)
- A handout image, supplied by Host photo agency/RIA Novosti, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, heads of foreign delegations and honorary guests at the flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow during the 70th anniversary celebration of victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Victory Day parade commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. (Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images)
- Soldiers march in formation during the celebration in Moscow marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II. Celebrations are taking place throughout the day across the city. Most European leaders have snubbed the parade because they accuse Russia of actively interfering the war in eastern Ukraine. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
- Men, including some who belong to the pro-Vladimir Putin Night Wolves biker club from Moscow, arrive in Berlin to pay tribute to Soviet soldiers killed during World War II at the Soviet war memorial. Victory Day, which in Russia is celebrated at the day World War II ended, in Treptow Park on May 9, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. A much larger group of Night Wolves had originally declared their intent to bike from Moscow to Berlin through Poland and the Czech Republic, though Poland refused them entry and Germany refused to grant many a visa. The war in Europe officially ended with the surrender of German troops on all fronts that went into effect at 11:01pm, CET, on May 8, 1945. Tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers, as well as even more German soldiers and civilians, were killed in the final push to Berlin in April, 1945. (Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
- Russian Army T-14 Armata tanks drive towards Red Square to participate in the annual Victory Day Parade during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Moscow. Celebrations are taking place throughout the day across the city. Most European leaders have snubbed the parade because they accuse Russia of actively interfering the war in eastern Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
- Children play on the Memorial to the Heroes of World War I in Victory Park during celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat and the end of World War II in Moscow. Celebrations are taking place throughout the day across the city. Most European leaders have snubbed the parade because they accuse Russia of actively interfering the war in eastern Ukraine. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
- Russian soldiers stand at attention in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- Russian soldiers march through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- Russian Mil Mi-26 Halo helicopters fly over the Red Square in Moscow during the Victory Day military parade. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- Kurganets-25 armored personnel carriers drive through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- Ukrainian soldiers march in front of the Motherland Monument in Kiev on May 9, 2015 during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Tanks and rocket systems rolled through the rebel bastion of Donetsk in east Ukraine on May 9 as pro-Russian insurgents feted 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. Imitating a vast military parade being held simultaneously in Moscow, some 1,500 separatist fighters marched through the rebel-held city clutching red Soviet flags and several portraits of Stalin. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP-Getty Images)
- Crimean veterans march in central Sevastopol as they mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Max Vetrov/AFP-Getty Images)
- Members of a historical military club wearing Soviet army uniforms sing during celebration of the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Dmitry Lovetsky/Associated Press)
- Viktor Lukyanov, right, carries a portrait and medals of his mother Valentina Lukyanova, a participant in World War II during 70th anniversary celebrations of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II. About 100,000 people walked the St. Petersburg, Russia, streets in a march named ‘Immortal regiment’ while carrying portraits their relatives who fought in the war. (Dmitry Lovetsky/Associated Press)
- people march carrying portraits of their ancestors, veterans and participants in World War II, as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II. About 100,000 people walked in a march named ‘Immortal Regiment’ while carrying portraits of their relatives who fought in World War II. (Dmitry Lovetsky) ORG XMIT: XDL105
- Female military cadets march through Moscow’s Red Square during the Victory Day military parade. Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over a huge Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet win over Nazi Germany, amid a Western boycott of the festivities over the Ukraine crisis. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- A Veteran walks past a sculpture in Kiev on May 9, 2015 before a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Tanks and rocket systems rolled through the rebel bastion of Donetsk in east Ukraine as pro-Russian insurgents feted 70 years since victory over Nazi Germany in the war. Imitating a vast military parade being held simultaneously in Moscow, some 1,500 separatist fighters marched through the rebel-held city clutching red Soviet flags and several portraits of Stalin. (Anatoli Stepanov/AFP-Getty Images)
- Fireworks explode above Moscow’s Red Square during the Victory Day celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany. (Host Photo Agency/RIA via AFP/Getty Images)
- A woman peers through a roof window to watch a protest march against illegal logging in Bucharest, Romania. Thousands have protested what they say is the illegal mass cutting of forests in Romania, blaming politicians for allowing the deforestation of some of the most important woodlands in Europe. (Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia reacts during the women’s final against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the Madrid Open Tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
- Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain (6) and right fielder Jarrod Dyson (1) misplay a triple hit by Detroit Tigers’ Nick Castellanos during the sixth inning of their game in Detroit. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
- Canadas Brayden Schenn falls on top of Frances Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel as they collide during the Hockey World Championships Group A match in Prague, Czech Republic. (Petr David Josek/Associated Press)
- Scott Dixon (9) spins in front of the field on the start of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy/Associated Press)
- Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) collides with the goal stanchion after he was shoved by Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague, and it was ruled a flagrant foul, in the first half of Game 3 of the second round of the NBA basketball playoffs, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)
- Carrying a portable shrine on their shoulders and clad in traditional happi coats, men parade through precincts of the Kanda Myojin shrine during the annual summer festival in Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press)
- Smoke surrounds fans of Benfica as they cheer prior the Portuguese league soccer match between Benfica and Penafiel at Benfica’s Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal. Benfica won 4-0. (Francisco Seco/Associated Press)
- A Nepalese street vendor, waiting for customers in front of a fallen brick wall, sits near makeshift tents for those whose houses were damaged by the earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. The international response has been slow to an appeal for emergency funds to help the millions of people hit by last month’s earthquake in Nepal, a U.N. official said. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press)
- Nepalese soldiers unload relief supplies from an US Osprey aircraft at Dhading Besi, some 100 kms north west of Kathmandu. Following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck the Himalayan nation on April 25, 2015, more than 131,500 Nepalese military and police personnel are taking part in the massive aid operation in the vast Himalayan nation, aided by more than 100 teams of foreign relief workers. (Philippe Lopez/AFP-Getty Images)
- A Nepalese woman cleans out her makeshift tent in Kathmandu, Nepal. The international response has been slow to an appeal for emergency funds to help the millions of people hit by last month’s earthquake in Nepal. The international response has been slow to an appeal for emergency funds to help the millions of people hit by last month’s earthquake in Nepal, a U.N. official said. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press)
- A Nepalese woman, whose house was damaged in the April 25 earthquake, takes shelter in a makeshift tent in Kathmandu, Nepal. The international response has been slow to an appeal for emergency funds to help the millions of people hit by last month’s earthquake in Nepal, a U.N. official said. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press)