Tensions Rise as Russians and Ukrainians Mark Victory Day.

Russians and Ukrainians clashed in Vienna over the celebration of Victory Day, a holiday commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. Pro-Russian revelers laid flowers at the Soviet-era World War II monument, while pro-Ukrainian protesters unfurled a banner reading "Russland = Terrorstaat." Since Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014, Ukrainians have increasingly turned away from participation in "Victory Day" celebrations. Despite the political tensions, post-Soviet celebrants laid out a banquet and sang Soviet military ballads in honor of their Red Army ancestors.