Images show Russian-made tanks moving along Donetsk streets.
Russian-backed militants of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk Peoples Republic" ("DPR") held a rehearsal of a May 9 military parade dedicated to Victory Day over Nazism in World War II.
Photos posted by Typical Donetsk social group show Russian-made tanks moving along the streets of Donetsk. The city is decorated with "DPR" flags and so-called St. George ribbons, which eventually became a symbol of Russia's modern-day aggression against Ukraine.
More than 1,500 participants and 70 units of military equipment are expected to take part in the event, according to pro-separatists media.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, slippers with prints of Soviet soldiers are being sold in Russia on the eve of Victory Day.