Russia holds dress rehearsal for Victory Day parade

Russian servicemen march during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. (AP)

The parade will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 77 years of the victory in WWII. (AP)

Russian warplanes fly over Red Square during the dress rehearsal. (AP)

Russian army tanks roll during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. (AP)

Russian servicewomen march during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. (AP)

Russian cossacks march ahead the dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. (AP)

Russian self-propelled artillery vehicles roll during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia. (AP)

Many Russians will be thinking about the thousands of troops in neighboring Ukraine. (AP)

Russian sailors march during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade. (AP)

A Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missile rolls in Red Square during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. (AP)

Russian warplanes fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in colours of the national flag during the dress rehearsal.