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The Latest Breaking News from Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two on Monday to urge his army towards victory in Ukraine, saying the West had been "preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea".

Reuters

Ukraine war: Russian TV schedules hacked with ‘blood on hands’ message

The ‘No to War’ call came as Russians prepared to watch the annual Victory Day military parade on Red Square

Evening Standard

Here's what Putin said about Ukraine in his Victory Day speech

Speaking at an annual parade to honor the end of World War II, Russia's president sought to link the past Soviet victory to the battle in Ukraine and signaled no major military or policy shifts.

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Vladimir Putin spouting ‘fairytale claims’ in Victory Day speech, says UK

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace flatly rejected the president’s claims that the West had planned to attack Russian land

Evening Standard

For Vladimir Putin, the sinister cult of victory is all that is left

Today on Russia’s Victory Day, the Guardian and other European news organisations are publishing articles by the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta

The Guardian - UK

Putin may have high ratings – but Russians are terrified too

Today on Russia’s Victory Day, the Guardian and other European news organisations are publishing articles by the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta

The Guardian - UK

Victory Day: Putin ‘hijacking’ memory of victims of Nazis, Wallace says

Defence secretary flatly rejects president’s claims that the West had planned to attack Russia

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Russia confirmed to have lost 40th colonel in Ukraine war as Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day in Moscow

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Blinov, 42, was killed in March but reports at the time denied this and said he was alive.

Evening Standard

Putin says Ukraine war was a response to an ‘unacceptable threat’

On the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Putin offers no assessment of progress in war.

Al Jazeera

Putin ties Ukraine invasion to second world war in Victory Day speech

Soldiers ‘fighting for same thing their fathers and grandfathers did’, says president as he seeks to justify war

The Guardian - UK

Children dress up as fighter jets and tanks in chilling Russian Victory Day parade

Russian children got into the swing of things for Victory Day on Monday, donning military themed costumes and parading as thousands of adult troops gathered in Moscow's Red Square

Daily Mirror

Putin blames West for Ukraine war and says Russia is fighting 'for their motherland'

The Russian president gave a speech the Victory Day parade in Moscow

Manchester Evening News

Putin speaks at Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square

Following are quotes from a televised speech on Monday by President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, translated from Russian to English by Reuters:

Reuters

Putin tries to justify Ukraine invasion in Victory Day speech

Victory Day parade showcasing Russia's military power, as Ukrainians accuse Putin's forces of killing 60 sheltering in school.

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Evening Standard

Kindergarten children dress as Russian tanks for Victory Day rehearsal

Footage has emerged of young child dressed as a Russian tank labelled with “Z” in an apparent rehearsal for the Victory Day parade.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin claims West 'was planning to invade Russia' as he justifies war

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, addressed the nation at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

The Independent UK

Russia marks WWII victory shadowed by Ukraine

Impeccably straight columns of soldiers will march through Red Square on Monday as they do every year on Victory Day

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Readies Victory Day Parade as Fight for East Ukraine Rages

Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power…

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Putin’s regime ‘mirroring fascism and tyranny’ of Nazis and should share same fate, Ben Wallace says on Russia’s ‘Victory Day’

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech comes on the same day Vladimir Putin stages a military parade to mark the victory over Nazi Germany

The Independent UK

Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault

While fighting continues in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is due to address a military parade in Red Square on Russia’s Victory Day holiday

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces conducting ‘storming operations’ on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia intensifies attacks on east Ukraine

Victory Day parade expected to flaunt Russia’s military might after bombs kill 60 people sheltering in a school

Tribune News Service

Mariupol steel plant’s ‘dead men’ defenders call for rescue plan

If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hoped to mark Victory Day on Monday by celebrating the capture or surrender of Mariupol’s last Ukrainian defenders, a Zoom appearance by their commanders suggests he’ll have to wait.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin vows 'victory will be ours' as he prepares for huge parade

Ahead of Russia's Victory Day celebrations on Monday, May 9, Vladimir Putin promised the nation will emerge victorious from its invasion of Ukraine- as their ancestors did in 1945

Axios

Western allies unveil new Russia sanctions ahead of Putin's Victory Day celebration

The G7 imposed new export controls and committed to phasing out Russian oil.

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