RussiaThe Russian Ministry of Defense independently announced a “truce” on May 8-9, and in the event of a “disruption” of the parade on May 9 in Moscow, they threaten to launch a massive missile attack on the center of Kyiv.
Source: message Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Literally: “According to the decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, a truce is announced on May 8-9, 2026 in honor of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
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We expect that the Ukrainian side will follow this example.”
Details: The Russian Federation said that “in the event of attempts by the Kyiv regime to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will retaliate with a massive missile attack on the center of Kyiv.”
In the statement of the Russian agency, it is also said that it supposedly “previously refrained from such actions.”
“We warn the civilian population of Kyiv and employees of foreign diplomatic missions about the need to leave the city in a timely manner,” the text of the statement reads.
Prehistory:
· On April 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that pArad on May 9 in Moscow will pass without military equipment and participation cadets of military schools because of the “current situation”.
· The press secretary of the Russian ruler Dmytro Peskov said that the parade until May 9 in Moscow will be held in a “shortened format” due to terrorist a threat and also because the date is not an anniversary. In St. Petersburg, the parade will also be held without equipment.
· April 29 pYuriy Ushakov, assistant to the leader of the Russian Federation statedthat Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, during which he expressed his readiness to announce a “truce” on May 9.
· The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said what happened b, it is “dishonest” on the part of the Russian Federation to kill Ukrainians and then ask for a ceasefire for one day.
