A scaled-back Victory Day Parade in Russia amid growing security concerns

The World

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4.6 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade this weekend is expected to lack the usual show of ballistic missiles and tanks. Meanwhile, a leaked security brief claims that President Vladimir Putin has tightened his personal security and faces increased threats of assassination and coup attempts. Also, according to a new report by the NGO Mercy Corps, only 4% of Gaza’s farmlands remain accessible to its residents for farming, with the rest being damaged in war or under Israeli control. And, Sir David Attenborough, who has documented the natural world and the creatures in it for decades, turns 100. Plus, lost in translation — how some film titles are hard to translate into other languages.

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1:07.8	Russia scales back at its annual Victory Day parade.
1:11.0	Just one of the signs President Vladimir Putin is feeling increasingly vulnerable.
1:15.7	He is taking additional precautions around public appearances.
1:19.7	He is limiting his travels and trying to stay in places where he is safe.
1:24.9	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
1:26.2	Palestinians in Gaza depend on donations for the fruits and vegetables they used to grow themselves.
1:32.3	A lot of commercial suppliers bringing things into Gaza are afraid to bring in fresh foods
1:37.7	because if they, for example, get stopped or they get stuck, you know, in the sun, those
1:42.4	things can spoil.
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