Victory Day, Russia's most important secular holiday, lauds two tenets that are central to the country's identity: military might and moral rectitude.But the war in Ukraine undermines both this year.The holiday falling on Tuesday marks the 78th anniversary of Germany's capitulation in World War II after a relentless Red Army offensive pushed German forces from Stalingrad, deep inside Russia, all the way to Berlin, about 2,200 kilometers (1,300 miles).
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