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Victory Day also known as Armed Forces Day is a national holiday that is currently celebrated in Turkey. It is celebrated annually on August 30 in commemoration of the victory in the 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar in the Turkish War of Independence.

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... The delegations visit for North Korea s Victory Day - as the 1953 end of hostilities is called in the North - is expected to finish on Thursday with an extensive military parade...

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... Some analysts say the inclusion of Chinese and Russian envoys in this year s Victory Day parade - as the 1953 Korean armistice is called locally - hints at a possible loosening of Covid restrictions...

Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours

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... Last week, Mr Lukashenko left Moscow soon after Victory Day parade, skipping lunch with President Vladimir Putin...

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... But the events that matter most to Russian speakers were held the following day, 9 May - marked in Russia as Victory Day...

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...By George WrightBBC NewsVladimir Putin has said Russia s future " rests on" the soldiers fighting in Ukraine, during his annual speech to mark Victory Day in Moscow...

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... The new missile attacks came hours before Russia was due to celebrate Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945...

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... It marks the fourth attack in eight days on Kyiv, and comes just 24 hours before Russia celebrates Victory Day...

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Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko misses event, fuelling health rumours

May 6,2023 4:30 am

Belarus' leader Alexander Lukashenko has missed a major state celebration, further fuelling health speculation.

The autocratic president, 68, usually speaks publicly at the annual National Flag, Emblem and Anthem Day event But his Prime Minister read a message on his behalf on Sunday.

Last week, Mr Lukashenko left Moscow soon After Victory Day parade, skipping lunch with President Vladimir Putin .

Mr Lukashenko looked visibly tired, and his right hand was bandaged.

He was last seen in public laying flowers in the capital Minsk during Belarus' own Victory Day celebrations on 9 May - a few hours after returning from The Russian capital.

An opposition Telegram channel reported that Mr Lukashenko visited a presidential medical centre just outside Minsk on Saturday Night - But this information has not been independently verified.

Mr Lukashenko's office has So Far made no comments on the issue.

Often described in The West as Europe's last dictator, Mr Lukashenko has ruled Belarus since 1994, suppressing any dissent.

In 2020, he was proclaimed as The Winner of presidential elections, which were denounced by the opposition as a sham.

Thousand of people were later arrested and brutally beaten by riot police and KGB security service agents during mass anti-government protests that rocked the country.

However, Mr Lukashenko managed to stay in power, backed by Russia.

Last Year , he supported President Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, offering Belarus as a launchpad for Russian troops to cross into Ukraine and allowing Russian war planes to carry out strikes from Belarusian soil.

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