Photos: Putin Victory Day
Amid a jubilant spectacle of fighter jets and warships, Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates the return of Crimea to Russia in a Victory Day display of military pomp and patriotism.
AP PHOTOS: Victory Day from Red Square to Crimea
A boy wears a ribbon symbolizing the Soviet victory in World War II, as he holds portraits of relatives who served in the Red Army, during a Victory Day military parade in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. President Vladimir Putin hailed the return of Crimea to Russia in his first visit to the region since its annexation by Moscow in March. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Russians, Ukrainians celebrate Victory Day Over Nazis
Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a boat, inspects the missile cruiser Moskva during a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Putin extolled the return of Crimea to Russia before tens of thousands Friday during his first trip to Black Sea peninsula since its annexation. The triumphant visit was quickly condemned by Ukraine and NATO. (AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev)
Russians, Ukrainians celebrate Victory Day Over Nazis
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle in Sevastopol where he attends celebrations marking the Victory Day, in Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. President Vladimir Putin hailed the return of Crimea to Russia as the restoration of "historic justice" before a jubilant, welcoming crowd Friday on the holiday that Russians hold dearest. Putin's visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol, was strongly criticized by both NATO and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)
Russians, Ukrainians celebrate Victory Day Over Nazis
Russian President Vladimir Putin with WWII veterans, lays flowers at a monument to heroic defenders of Sevastopol during the Victory Day celebration in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. President Vladimir Putin hailed the return of Crimea to Russia as the restoration of "historic justice" before a jubilant, welcoming crowd Friday on the holiday that Russians hold dearest. Putin's visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol, was strongly criticized by both NATO and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)