When Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his Victory Day statement on Monday, US officials found him somber and dejected. They were determining the Russian leader’s ultimate goals in Ukraine. Officials in the Biden administration have been pondering options for Putin to quit his unjustified war if he chooses so. They believe Putin is undeterred and … Read more
In his annual address commemorating the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian servicemen in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their nation. Despite rumours that Putin was going to make a big surprise, his address was mostly about justifying Russia’s incursion. He linked the success in … Read more
On Victory Day, Russian TV displays anti-war messages? On victory Day, people who own smart TV in Russia saw anti-war messages pop up on screens It said “The blood of thousands of Ukrainians and hundreds of their murdered children is on your hands,” “TV and the authorities are lying. No war.” It was especially displayed … Read more
As Lera Nelyub walked with her grandfather Nikolai, she said it was difficult to find a topic to discuss with the 97-year-old World War II veteran about the ongoing Russian invasion. At Kyiv’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Monday, she held on to him as he bent to lay a bouquet of flowers to … Read more
When the Russian ambassador to Poland attempted to lay a wreath to commemorate Victory Day in Warsaw on Monday, he was sprayed with a crimson substance by pro-Ukraine protestors. Victory Day is celebrated annually on May 9 to commemorate the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. This year’s events are taking place … Read more
Pro-Russian media published social media recordings of Victory Day parades and festivities in many Russian-occupied Ukrainian cities. Several hundred people appear to have attended a procession in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia. The city has been under Russian control since the beginning of March. Another gathering in the Kherson region, appears to have been sparsely attended. The official … Read more
Ukrainian officials have reacted to what appears to be a lacklustre Victory Day observance in occupied Mariupol. There was no procession, according to an adviser to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko. But, flowers were left at a memorial recently restored by Russian-backed separatists. Denis Pushilin, the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), ignited the eternal flame in … Read more
This year’s Victory Day parade in Moscow was “extremely low key,” according to Nicholas Drummond, a defense industry consultant. Thousands of troops gathered in Red Square outside the Kremlin for the memorial, with Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterating his justifications for invading Ukraine. The scheduled air part of the yearly celebration, has been cancelled owing … Read more
On the day of Moscow’s Victory Day festivities, Ukrainian soldiers prepared to defend their last bastion in the damaged port city of Mariupol, anxious to deny Russia a symbolic victory. Shelling and missile strikes have intensified in the build-up to the World War II anniversary, and rescuers are searching for 60 Ukrainian civilians feared killed … Read more
Victory Day has become a major national holiday in Russia, commemorating the conclusion of the war with Nazi Germany in 1945. However, it is only since Vladimir Putin’s reign that the day has included an annual parade complete with military weaponry and flypasts. This year, it has taken on new meaning since, far from liberating … Read more
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday that there would be no Victory Day festivities in Mariupol, Ukraine’s vital port city, which Russian soldiers captured last month. Victory Day, observed annually on May 9, is a symbolic holiday in Russia commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II, with a big military parade in Moscow and … Read more
Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, stated on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not declare war on Ukraine on May 9, Russia’s Victory Day. He dismissed those rumors as “nonsense.” Peskov was asked about the odds of Putin declaring war on Victory Day, and he answered “none.” He added, “No, this is nonsense.” He … Read more
The Ukrainian government has been hoping Monday to evacuate more civilians from the besieged southern port metropolis of Mariupol, as Russia’s offensive in the east of Ukraine endured with “active and heavy” combating. Kyiv stated extra than a hundred civilians have been evacuated over the weekend from the sprawling Azovstal plant, the remaining holdout of … Read more
