Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May will be scaled back this year because of a "terrorist threat" from Ukraine, the Kremlin has said.
"All measures are being taken to minimise the danger," said President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Russia's military explained that the annual commemorations of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two would not feature military vehicles or cadets due to the "current operational situation".
Ukraine has recently intensified its strikes deep inside Russia, more than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion. Kyiv says it is hitting legitimate military targets, and in turn accuses Moscow of attacking civilians in Ukraine.
Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that "the Kyiv regime, which is losing ground on the battlefield every day, has now launched into full-scale terrorist activity".
