All statistical data cited here has come exclusively from official Russian government sources—Rosstat, the Federal Treasury, the Central Bank, and state media. This is not Western analysis. This is what Russia says about itself. Five years after the Kremlin promised a “three-day special military operation,” Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, 2026, will proceed without tanks or heavy military equipment for the first time in nearly two decades. The Defence Ministry cited the “current