A woman kisses a World War II veteran in Riga, Latvia, on Friday, May 9, as the country's large Russian minority gathered to celebrate Victory Day, the anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to the Soviet Union.
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A woman kisses a World War II veteran in Riga, Latvia, on Friday, May 9, as the country's large Russian minority gathered to celebrate Victory Day, the anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to the Soviet Union.
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Russian soldiers march on Red Square in Moscow during a Victory Day parade.
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Russian soldiers march on Red Square in Moscow during a Victory Day parade.
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A veteran adjusts a Soviet Army flag in front of a monument of Vladimir Lenin during a Victory Day celebration in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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A veteran adjusts a Soviet Army flag in front of a monument of Vladimir Lenin during a Victory Day celebration in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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At a parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, a woman holds portraits of her relatives who served in the Soviet Army and died during World War II.
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At a parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, a woman holds portraits of her relatives who served in the Soviet Army and died during World War II.
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Sailors take part in a Victory Day ceremony at the Unknown Sailor Memorial in Odessa, Ukraine.
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Sailors take part in a Victory Day ceremony at the Unknown Sailor Memorial in Odessa, Ukraine.
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A woman cries as she lays down flowers during a wreath-laying ceremony in Berlin.
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A woman cries as she lays down flowers during a wreath-laying ceremony in Berlin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov, right, arrives at a Victory Day celebration after inspecting battleships in Sevastopol.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov, right, arrives at a Victory Day celebration after inspecting battleships in Sevastopol.
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Ukrainian police officers stand behind banners during a ceremony in Donetsk, Ukraine.
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Ukrainian police officers stand behind banners during a ceremony in Donetsk, Ukraine.
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Russian Air Force fighter jets fly over Red Square in Moscow.
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Russian Air Force fighter jets fly over Red Square in Moscow.
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