Victory Day celebrations of World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia

In Lipetsk in 2025, mass events and the military parade on May 9 were cancelled, but small festive events spontaneously took place in the city's parks and squares.

BC Zenit Vs Lokomotiv Kuban in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Zenit Saint Petersburg Vs Pari Nizhny Novgorod in Saint Petersburg

A rehearsal for the Victory Day Parade on May 9 was held on Palace Square in St. Petersburg. This year, Russia celebrates a historic date: 80 years since Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. The rehearsal featured a variety of military equipment, covering a wide range - from historical models from the war to modern systems. Foot columns representing military personnel marched through the square with flags flying. On January 17, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared 2025 the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in Russia in order to preserve historical memory.

Russian Football Cup, Zenit St. Petersburg Vs CSKA Moscow in Saint Petersburg, Russia - 30 Apr 2025

Presentation of the subway train for the centenary of Zenit football club in St. Petersburg, Russia

Ordinary life in Saint Petersburg, Russia

'Knowledge: The First Ones' educational marathon in Saint Petersburg

BC Zenit Vs Parma Perm in Saint Petersburg, Russia

BC Zenit Vs Parma in Saint Petersburg, Russia

RPL, Zenit Saint Petersburg v Khimki in St Petersburg, Russia - 20 Apr 2025

19-year-old Darya Kozyreva is accused of discrediting the army. She is charged with two episodes. The first concerns an action on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, when she attached a piece of paper with a quote from a poem by Taras Shevchenko to his monument. The second relates to an interview in which Kozyreva called the war “monstrous” and “criminal.” Darya Kozyreva was sentenced to two years and eight months in a penal colony.

Every spring amphibians begin their migration. With the arrival of warmth, they move from the forests to the shores of the Sestroretsky Razliv to lay eggs. Their path crosses a roadway and to save their lives, volunteers carry them across the road as part of the "Roads for Amphibians!" campaign in the Sestroretskoye Bog nature reserve.

Zenit St. Petersburg vs Rostov Rostov-on-Don in St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg Fashion Week is held in St. Petersburg from April 10 to 13. This is a unique fashion event that includes: shows of famous designers and new names in the fashion industry, opened by the Fashion Syndicate, street style, business and educational programs, brunches with bloggers and influencers, fashion tours, evening closed events.

Zenit Saint Petersburg Vs Krasnodar in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Palm Sunday Service in St Petersburg, Russia - 13 Apr 2025

Tsoi's wall in Moscow, Russia

Daily Life in St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg Fashion Week is held in St. Petersburg from April 10 to 13. This is a unique fashion event that includes: shows of famous designers and new names in the fashion industry, opened by the Fashion Syndicate, street style, business and educational programs, brunches with bloggers and influencers, fashion tours, evening closed events.

VTB United League, BC Zenit Vs Parma Perm in Saint Petersburg, Russia - 9 Apr 2025

Weather in Moscow, Russia

(Final score; SKA Saint Petersburg 2:5 Dynamo Moscow, The score in the series: SKA Saint Petersburg 2:4 Dynamo Moscow).

(Final score; SKA Saint Petersburg 1:6 Dynamo Moscow, The score in the series: SKA Saint Petersburg 2:4 Dynamo Moscow).

Alexandr Ovechkin T-shirt in in St. Petersburg, Russia

KHL, Gagarin Cup, SKA Saint Petersburg vs Dynamo Moscow in St Petersburg, Russia - 2 Apr 2025

CSKA Moscow Vs Dynamo Minsk in Moscow, Russia

Every year on April 1st the whole world celebrates International Bird Day.

Daily Life in St. Petersburg, Russia

(Final score; SKA Saint Petersburg 5:3 Dynamo Moscow, The score in the series: SKA Saint Petersburg 1:2 Dynamo Moscow).

Daily life in Moscow, Russia - 31 Mar 2025

CSKA Moscow Vs Dynamo Minsk in Moscow, Russia

Zenit Saint Petersburg Vs Rubin Kazan in Saint Petersburg, Russia

VTB United League, BC Zenit Vs CSKA Moscow in Saint Petersburg, Russia - 30 Mar 2025

Sunrise in St. Petersburg, Russia

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg press conference before the Russian Premier League football match between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rubin Kazan

FC Zenit Saint Petersburg open training before the Russian Premier League football match between Zenit Saint Petersburg and Rubin Kazan

The Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed in a statement the death of 10 people who were on board a business jet belonging to businessman and founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin which crashed in the Tver region. They also confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board with 3 were crew members. Also on this list was Prigozhin's right hand man, Dmitry "Wagner" Utkin. The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a preliminary investigation into the crash of Prigozhin's plane.

Animals at the Leningrad Zoo in St. Petersburg, Russia

Daily Life in St. Petersburg, Russia

Sunset in St. Petersburg, Russia

On the evening of the 3rd of March, Polish and Ukrainians demonstrated in front of the US embassy in Warsaw. In the wake of the contentious White House meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, activists gathered with placards and banners to protest what they feel was the shameful treatment of the Ukrainian official. Since coming to power earlier this year, Donald Trump has indicated he would push for a peace deal in the region, while also seemingly cutting Ukraine from the negotiations. Many believe this will materially favour Russia while it will also pressure Ukraine to sign a resources deal with the Trump administration.

Final score; Zenit 5:0 BATE.