Widows and mothers of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine marched in a Victory Day parade in the Far East city of Chita on Saturday, in what local media described as a first for the annual celebrations marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
In Chita, wives and mothers of fallen soldiers in the war with Ukraine marched for the first time on May 9. In Russian Chita, relatives of fallen soldiers took part in the May 9 parade for the first time. The women marched in blue dresses and military coats.