Russia reducing Victory Day celebrations in wake of Ukraine war losses, drone attacks

Fox News' Alex Hogan reports on Russia claiming Ukraine attacked the Kremlin in an attempt to assassinate Vladmir Putin as the war in Ukraine rages on. Russia has trimmed down annual Victory Day celebrations, with some claiming the Kremlin fears protests and dissent following continued and severe losses in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the celebrations, which mark the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, as propaganda opportunities. He used 2021 to warn that Russia's enemies once more followed "much of the ideology of the Nazis," a rallying cry he repeated throughout his invasion of Ukraine, and in 2022 he marched in the Immortal Regiment procession while holding a picture of his father in military attire. However, this year's celebrations will have much less fanfare as governors in Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, Oryol and Pskov as well as the Crimean Peninsula have all canceled their parades, The Guardian reported.