Russia held the second rehearsal for the annual Victory Day military parade on the night of May 4. The parade is to mark the 78th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Some 10,000 military troops and 125 pieces of weapons and military equipment will be displayed on the Red Square in this year's parade, according to the Russian defense minister. It's the second night's rehearsal for the parade. The first one took place on April 27.