May 9 Victory Day

Survey explores reactions to Putin’s 'war ending' remarks

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may have declared that “things are moving toward an end” in the war against Ukraine because of the underwhelming Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, according to 47% of listeners surveyed by Radio NV on May 10.

11 May, 01:10 AM

ISW: Ukraine’s battlefield gains leave Putin without Victory Day boasts

The scaled-back Moscow parade on May 9 showed mounting pressure on Russia in the fifth year of the war, while Ukraine’s battlefield gains left dictator Vladimir Putin unable to cite any Russian operational achievements during the celebrations, the Institute for the Study of War said.

10 May, 06:41 PM

Security-heavy Moscow parade highlights cracks in Putin’s wartime image

Russia’s scaled-back Victory Day celebration on Red Square, held under heavy security, underscored that Moscow and other Russian cities can no longer be shielded from the war, NYT wrote, saying the smaller May 9 parade highlighted Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s growing vulnerability.

10 May, 01:00 PM

Russian newborns dressed in military caps and ribbons

Newborn babies in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz were dressed in Soviet-style military pilot caps and St. George ribbons on May 9, Russian independent outlet TV Rain reported.

10 May, 12:35 PM

Fico briefs Putin on Zelenskyy talks during Moscow Victory Day visit

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow during Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, Russian state media Interfax and RIA Novosti and Slovak outlet Aktuality reported.

9 May, 08:09 PM

Moscow’s May 9 parade becomes shortest in modern history

Moscow’s May 9 parade on Red Square lasted just 45 minutes, making it the shortest in modern history, The Moscow Times reported.

9 May, 01:45 PM

Putin’s inner circle dominates Moscow parade as officials are kept away

Russian ministers were barred from the stands at Moscow’s May 9 parade for the first time in years, Russian outlet Kommersant reported.

9 May, 01:00 PM

Russian drone kills driver on first day of Ukraine ceasefire

Russian troops hit a car with an FPV drone in the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhya Oblast on May 9, killing the driver and injuring two passengers, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.

9 May, 11:08 AM

Russia’s threats to strike Kyiv expose Kremlin weakness, ISW says

The Kremlin’s escalating threats to strike Kyiv with ballistic missiles ahead of Russia’s May 9 Victory Day were likely meant to conceal Moscow’s weakness and its inability to reliably protect much of its airspace from Ukrainian long-range strikes, the Institute for the Study of War said.

9 May, 10:23 AM

Fico may tell Putin Ukraine is ready for leader-level talks

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may tell Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during his Moscow visit that Ukraine is ready for substantive leader-level talks aimed at ending the war, Dmytro Lytvyn, a communications adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said.

8 May, 05:10 PM

Kremlin bars foreign journalists from Moscow’s May 9 parade

Russian authorities revoked foreign journalists’ accreditation for the May 9 parade in Moscow and said only Russian media would be allowed to cover it, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on May 7.

8 May, 02:13 PM

Nikol Pashinyan explains why he will skip Moscow’s May 9 parade

Nikol Pashinyan said that he will not attend May 9 celebrations in Moscow, according to remarks made by the Armenian prime minister during a briefing reported by 1Lurer on May 7.

7 May, 04:53 PM

Russia violated Ukraine-initiated ceasefire after midnight – Sybiha

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia violated a ceasefire initiated by Ukraine at midnight between May 5 and 6, accusing Moscow of breaching the truce hours after it took effect.

6 May, 10:17 AM

Russia’s May 9 security clampdown hits Moscow, St. Petersburg mobile networks

Mobile internet outages are being reported in Moscow and St. Petersburg ahead of the May 9 parade, several Russian media outlets reported.

5 May, 05:38 PM

Moscow's grand military parade features zero tanks and maximum panic

What is still optimistically referred to as a "victory parade" is actively being prepared in Moscow, although the tank-free spectacle increasingly resembles a mandatory and deeply depressing corporate party at a failing state institution.

5 May, 01:41 PM

Berlin curbs pro-Kremlin symbols at Soviet memorials on May 8 and 9

Berlin will ban the display of Russian and Belarusian flags, the Soviet flag and military uniforms bearing the letters Z and V — symbols of Russian aggression against Ukraine — near Soviet memorials on May 8 and 9, German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost reported on May 4, citing local police.

4 May, 06:47 PM

Russia issues fresh threats toward Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s May 9 remarks

Russian lawmaker Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma’s defense committee, warned Ukraine of an “inevitable response” in case of provocations during Moscow’s May 9 parade, Russian media reported on May 4.

4 May, 04:58 PM

Moscow stages a Victory Day blackout before drones steal the show

Mobile operators are warning Moscow residents of “temporary restrictions” on mobile internet and SMS services from May 5–9, Novaya Gazeta reported, citing Beeline.

4 May, 03:00 PM

No timeline set for May 9 ceasefire discussed by Trump and Putin – Peskov

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said no decision has yet been made on a proposed May 9 “ceasefire,” Interfax reported on Apr. 30.

30 April, 04:19 PM

Kremlin scales back May 9 parade as military vehicles vanish from Red Square

The Kremlin said this year’s May 9 parade will take place in a “scaled-down format,” citing a “terrorist threat” and the fact that the date is not an anniversary, Meduza reported on April 29.

29 April, 02:40 PM

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