Rosenberg: Russia's Victory Day Parade with No Tanks a Sign Ukraine War Not Going to Plan
Moscow will omit military hardware and see fewer foreign guests as Ukraine’s drone strikes deepen unease before the parade, officials said.
- On Thursday, May 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned allies against attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade, as Moscow intensified threats of retaliatory strikes against Kyiv during the event.
- Moscow's annual Victory Day parade in Red Square commemorates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, though officials will omit military hardware this year for the first time in nearly 20 years.
- Describing planned attendance as a "strange desire," Zelensky blasted Moscow's unilateral ceasefire as a "propaganda measure" to protect the patriotic event for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
- The Russian defence ministry urged residents and diplomats to leave Kyiv, prompting Britain's Foreign Office to denounce the threats as "unwarranted, irresponsible and completely unjustified."
- Kyiv has expanded drone capabilities, striking targets in Perm and Yekaterinburg, nearly 2,000 kilometres away, as Russia implemented city-wide internet shutdowns to prevent sabotage ahead of the holiday.
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Only a small celebration will take place in Moscow on 9 May – for fear of Ukrainian drones. Prime Minister Magyar will take office in Budapest. In London, Starmer defends himself against resignations. That is the situation on Saturday morning.
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mannheim24.dePutin's Moscow parade is modest this year – without tanks and heavy equipment. Ukraine is holding Russia in breath with drone attacks.
This year, a traditional parade on the Red Square in Moscow will take place for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine without military equipment. At the Russian Ministry of Defence, this decision was explained by "the current operational environment." Later, Russian President Dmitry Peskov's press secretary stated that the technology would not be used because of the "terrorist threat" from Ukraine.
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