Putin attended a service at the packed Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service led by Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church and an outspoken supporter of the Kremlin.
The latest military showcase - which has seen large-scale rehearsals in Moscow today - comes amid reports Russia is losing 1,000 troops per day in its invasion of Ukraine.
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The result will send shock waves through the Conservatives in an area which was once a true-Blue Tory heartland where it was unthinkable Labour would win any sort of election.