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Russia steps up Ukraine assaults ahead of Victory Day

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Ukraine hoped to evacuate more civilians from a besieged Mariupol steel plant on Saturday as Russian forces unleashed new bombardments across the country ahead of Victory Day festivities in Moscow.

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Russia holds dress rehearsal for Victory Day parade

Russia has held a dress rehearsal for the military parade to commemorate Victory Day on May 9 when the country marks the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II

The Independent UK

Russia may declare war on Ukraine on May 9 – and use it as a reason to double down on attacks

The Russian government has consistently called its war on Ukraine a “special military operation.”

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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

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

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…

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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.

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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

Russia ‘plans Victory Day celebrations’ in Mariupol as fighting in city continues

Signs of Ukrainian control are being removed ahead of Monday’s national celebrations

The Independent UK

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.

Reuters

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

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

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

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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

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

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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…

The Independent UK

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

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Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin will declare Ukraine conflict a WAR next week, warns ex-British Army general

General Sir Richard Barrons, an ex-Commander of Joint Forces Command, said Vladimir Putin would use Monday’s annual Victory Day parade in Moscow to “shift the narrative for the Russian people"

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Russia Not Seeking to End Ukraine War by May 9, Says FM

Russia is not looking to end its war in Ukraine by Victory Day on May 9, its foreign minister said, as the country looks set to mark the key anniversary under the cloud of a deadly conflict. Speaking with Italian outlet Mediaset, Sergei Lavrov insisted Moscow would not rush to…

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: Russia ‘resumes shelling of Mariupol steel works’ after evacuations

Volodymyr Zelensky claims Russia’s generals expect to lose thousands of soldiers in weeks to come

Daily Mirror

Russia shows off missile weapons ahead of Victory Parade after WW3 declaration fears

Russia has been ramping up preparations for the Victory Day parade on May 9 with a display of weaponry in rehearsals. There are fears Putin may use the event to declare war on the West

The Independent UK

Putin ‘to declare all-out war on Ukraine on Russian Victory Day’, officials fear

Russian leader could use Victory Day celebrations to stage ‘greater call to arms’

The Conversation

Russia: Victory Day 2022 and why commemoration of the end of WWII matters today

Even in the darkest days of the pandemic in 2020 Russia didn’t cancel Victory Day, its anniversary of the end of the second world war – it was just postponed. This year, the Kremlin promises a parade on May 9 with 11,000 servicemen and women plus 62 airplanes and 15…

Asharq Al-Awsat

East Ukraine under Heavy Fire in Advance of Russian Holiday

Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum as several areas came under heavy shelling Thursday, amid suspicions Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to score a major battlefield success in time for Victory Day, one of Russia's proudest holidays, on May 9. Ukrainian authorities reported intense Russian fire in the Donbas…

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