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Why was the Kremlin attacked? In Russia, it depends who you ask

Pro-Kremlin commentators are sure the drone attack was an attempt on Putin’s life. Liberals are less convinced.

Al Jazeera

Russia's Wagner threatens to leave Bakhmut, Ukraine says mercenaries reinforcing

Russia's main mercenary group announced plans on Friday to withdraw from the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine said the fighters were reinforcing positions to try to seize it before Russia marks World War Two Victory Day next week.

Reuters

Kremlin attack ‘yet another justification of killings in Ukraine’

Analysts offer theories on this week’s drone attack, which Russia has blamed on Ukraine without providing any evidence.

Al Jazeera

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Cherry blossom mingles with barbed wire and trenches in Kyiv park

Pink cherry blossom has brought a touch of spring to a Kyiv park still strewn with barbed wire and anti-tank barriers.

Reuters

Pushkin must fall: monuments to Russia’s national poet under threat in Ukraine

Since last February’s invasion more than 30 statues of the 19th-century poet seen as a symbol for tsarist imperialism have been dismantled

The Guardian - UK

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wave of attacks ahead of Victory Day holiday

Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia's May 9 Victory Day holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany, which Kyiv marked a day earlier in a new break with Moscow.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia news – latest: Wagner chief warns Putin his troops will leave Bakhmut next week

Mercenary group leader threatens Kremlin with withdrawal from city in row over lack of ammunition

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Wagner head says forces to leave Bakhmut next week – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has a history of dramatic statements, says troops will leave fiercely contested city on 10 May

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 436

As the war enters its 436th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin will face international court for crimes, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

VOLODYMYR Zelenskyy has said he is convinced that Russian president Vladimir Putin will face an international war crimes court when Ukraine wins the…

The National (Scotland)

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 436 of the invasion

Prigozhin threatens to pull Wagner troops out of Bakhmut; Kyiv downs own drone after it lost control

The Guardian - AU

Drones attack Kyiv, Moscow blames US for Kremlin strike

Ukraine has declared an alert as its capital comes under fire from Russian drones as Moscow blames the United States for an earlier drone attack on the Kremlin.

The New Daily

Intrigue in the air: Drone attack against Putin or false flag operation?

There is the outrage and the timing of the outrage. Russia's state media is in overdrive after the purported downing of two drones over the Kremlin, just days before the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square. The Russian capital was quick to brand it a plot to assassinate…

France 24

Zelensky says world has ‘historic responsibility’ to prosecute Putin for war crimes

Ukrainian president uses trip to The Hague to call for international tribunal so Russian leader faces justice

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Daily Mirror

Ukrainian editor's pride as news website goes from start-up to essential war source

Olga Rudenko is editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent, a news website now heralded the world over for its reporting of the conflict

Reuters

At least one drone downed in new air attack on Kyiv

Drones attacked Kyiv on Thursday evening, subjecting residents to spasms of gunfire and explosions in the fourth attack on the capital in as many days.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin drones certainly don’t look like a cunning plan by Moscow

Incident may remain a mystery for some time, but despite Zelenskiy’s denials it mirrors Kyiv’s tactics

The Independent UK

Don’t expect an end to sabotage and retribution during the war in Ukraine

Alongside the fighting on the frontlines there have been clandestine campaigns against both infrastructure and people, writes Kim Sengupta

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Reuters

Analysis-Kremlin drone incident gives Putin cover to deepen Ukraine war

The humiliating spectacle for Russia of two drones flying over the walls of the Kremlin, its historic seat of power, has spawned conflicting theories about who did it and why - but for Vladimir Putin the incident could yet prove useful politically.

Daily Mirror

Vital kit for Ukraine still not delivered - nine months after £520m fund set up

The equipment is desperately needed by Kyiv as it fights a war for survival, but just three deals to buy gear using the special pot of cash have been agreed

The Week

The mystery Kremlin drone attack and Ukraine’s crucial counteroffensive

Explosions were heard across Ukraine last night after Russia accused Kyiv of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin with a drone attack on the Kremlin.

Reuters

Ukraine hopes to protect Kyiv with Israeli alert system by summer

An Israeli-designed missile detection system that would give Ukrainians more time to take shelter from Russian missile attacks is being tested in Kyiv and may be activated within two months, Ukraine's ambassador to Israel said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: drone 'attack' on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9

Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be known. But from the Kremlin’s standpoint, at least Russia now has footage of its own, demonstrating its…

The New Daily

Russia claims US was behind Kremlin drone attack targeting Vladimir Putin

Russia says the United States was behind what a drone attack on the Kremlin that aimed to kill President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Drones attack Ukrainian capital, Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone

Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday evening, the fourth assault in as many days subjecting residents to spasms of gunfire and explosions, and at least one drone was shot down.

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