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Oligarch says it's better 'sick' Vladimir Putin DIES than carry on destroying Ukraine

The shocking comment comes after an expert predicted an order by ailing Vladimir Putin to strike Ukraine or the West with nuclear weapons will not be obeyed by his top commanders because of his ill-health

Daily Mirror

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Evacuees share horror of months in Avozstal steelworks bunker; why Putin’s shift to the east could lengthen the war; and tattoos of Ukraine resistance

The Guardian - AU

Vladimir Putin to 'send chilling doomsday warning' to US and Europe with biggest sign yet of nuclear war plans

During the speeches, Russia’s 11-80 “doomsday” command planewill do a fly-by for the first time since 2010.

Irish Mirror

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Factbox-Russia's May 9 Victory Day celebrations

President Vladimir Putin will lead celebrations on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while his forces fight in Ukraine.

Reuters

Putin expected to make ‘big announcement’ on Russia’s Victory Day

Vladmir Putin is expected to make a 'big announcement' during a military parade for Russia's Victory Day on Monday, Western officials said on Friday.

Evening Standard

How ‘Babushka Z’ became the unlikely icon of Russian propaganda

Russian soldiers occupying Mariupol unveiled a strange statue in the embattled Ukrainian city on Thursday. The statue, of a Ukrainian peasant woman holding a Soviet flag, is of “Babushka Z” – who appeared in a video recorded by Ukrainian soldiers and has now become the unlikely latest icon of Russian…

France 24

Vladimir Putin to send chilling 'doomsday' warning to west in May 9 victory parade

There have been a number of reports that at the upcoming 'Victory Day' parades on May 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin will use it as an opportunity to call for all-out war against Ukraine

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Why is Ukraine trying to cancel Russian culture?

Ukraine has ramped up its de-Russification efforts, but figures like Tolstoy and Pushkin were also targeted by Russia.

Al Jazeera

Hit Or Missile: Ukrainian Ammo Dump Wiped Out By Cruise Strike

Zenger News obtained a video of the attack from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Friday, May 6.

Zenger

Russia: What is Victory Day, and why is it important this May 9?

Russia will celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany as its new war on Ukraine rages.

Al Jazeera

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade

President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin expert reveals what would happen in Russia if tyrant suddenly died

It is unlikely Vladimir Putin will step down as he's cemented his role until at last 2036 - it follows speculation the Kremlin boss is in ill health

Daily Mirror

What a cathedral and a massive military parade show about Putin's Russia

May 9, 2022, marks the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Victory Day has traditionally been a day to honor veterans and hold an enormous parade in Moscow to display the country’s military prowess.

The Conversation

Kremlin says time for celebrating Victory Day in Mariupol will come

The Kremlin said on Friday it did not know whether there would be a parade in Mariupol on May 9 to commemorate the Soviet Union's victory in World War Two, but that the time for celebrating Victory Day there would come.

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Kremlin declines to say whether Putin apologised to Israel over Hitler remarks

The Kremlin on Friday declined to say whether President Vladimir Putin had apologised to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett following an assertion from Russia's foreign minister that Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins.

Reuters

Kremlin says Poland might be a source of threat

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that there was hostile rhetoric coming out of Poland, and that Warsaw could be "a source of threat".

Reuters

Russia says allegation it is stealing grain from Ukraine likely 'fake'

Information that Russia is stealing grain from Ukraine is likely to be fake, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, after a U.N. food agency official said there were signs that Russia had been trucking grain out of occupied regions of its neighbour.

The Independent UK

Russia ‘stealing grain’ in Ukraine sparks fears of ‘famine and deepening food crisis’

‘Chechen soldiers, fighting for Russia, act like criminals in the 1990s,’ says mayor of Melitopol

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The Guardian - UK

How Victory Day became central to Putin’s idea of Russian identity

Rhetoric of 1945 victory over Nazis has become more twisted over two decades of Putin’s rule

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events day 72

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 72nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Reuters

Explainer-Might Russia use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?

At the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone who intervened in the conflict.

Evening Standard

Russia renews assault on Azovstal plant in Mariupol, UK says

The attack comes despite claims from Russia that they would only seek to seal off the besieged plant

WEKU

Inside the Azovstal factory: Ukrainians 'only hope for a miracle'

The close-quarter battle inside the Azovstal factory the last Ukrainian stronghold of the strategic port city

The Guardian - AU

Evacuation operations continue from Mariupol with 40 civilians rescued on Friday – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Sends New Mariupol Convoy to Rescue Civilians from 'Bleak Hell'

A new UN convoy was expected in Mariupol Friday to evacuate civilians from the "bleak hell" of a besieged steel plant that has become the last pocket of resistance against invading Russian forces in the southern port city. The Russian military had announced a three-day ceasefire at the site starting…

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