The trio were frequently grouped together as godheads of the Soviet political system. In the opening weeks of the invasion, a handful of Soviet flags flown ... the Soviet Union," he said.

Several Russian tanks adorned with Soviet-era red victory flags were destroyed by Ukrainian drones in Kursk, adding to ...

With the flags regularly appearing on scoreboards and celebrating throughout the events, it’s easy to spot their similarities, especially with colors like red, white, blue and yellow.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

The blue and yellow Ukrainian flag reflects Ukraine's role as the ... warfare simultaneously against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, until the group was disbanded in 1949. The army adopted red and ...