Soviet World War II victory flags are appearing Ukrainian areas Russia has seized, CNN reported. Russia is preparing for its May 9 "Victory Day" — the anniversary of Nazis' World War II surrender.

The Soviet victory flag from World War II is beginning to appear across occupied parts of Ukraine ahead of Russia’s May 9 WWII Victory Day celebration. The red flag — flown over Berlin’s Reichstag on ...

A German court has upheld the ban on public display of Soviet and Russian flags and military insignia during the Victory Day events of May 8–9, commemorating the end of World War II in Europe. On May ...

That evening, Soviet troops fought their way into the Reichstag and raised their red flag over the smoldering cap­ital. German forces conceded defeat on May 2, 1945.