The Latest Breaking News from Victory Day

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 · May 6, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022

Zelenskyy Calls on Scholz to Visit Ukraine on May 9

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday he has invited Germany’s head of government and its head of state to visit Ukraine on May 9, the day Russia marks the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II. Western officials believe Russian President Vladimir Putin could use…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Live updates | UK: Russia aims to take Mariupol before V-Day

The British military believes Russia wants to take the port city of Mariupol and its vast steel mill before its marks Victory Day on Monday

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

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

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The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022

Putin hopes to claim Mariupol as key prop in Victory Day celebrations

As large-scale propaganda campaign gets underway, fighting continues in the Azovstal steelworks

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

EU countries are ‘almost there’ in agreeing to bloc’s proposed new package of sanctions against Russia – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Why Victory Day in Russia Is Different This Year

The invasion of Ukraine means that fewer Russian tanks and other military hardware will rumble through Moscow’s Red Square on Monday, when the country marks its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The patriotic fervor associated with the sacred holiday, however, could be as strong as ever. This…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why Victory Day in Russia is different this year

The invasion of Ukraine means fewer Russian tanks and other military hardware will rumble through Red Square on Monday, when the country marks its victory in World War II

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022