Ukrainian drones attack Moscow in front of a military parade
Ukrainian drones attack Moscow in front of a military parade
The second night in a row in a row attackedUkrainian drones, while the Russian capital is preparing for the upcoming annual military parade. Leading personalities, including China's XI Jinping, are expected on this parade.
attack on Moscow and reactions
The Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced on Tuesday in a contribution to Telegram that at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed on the way to the capital at night. One night earlier, the Russian air defense units had already shot down four drones near the city.
At first there was no reports on serious damage or injuries as a result of the nightly drone attack on Moscow, but rubble fell on a main street, as the mayor announced on Tuesday. As a precaution, the flights at four airports of the capital were exposed to the information from the Russian aviation authorities.
XI Jinping Visit and the importance of the victory day
The latest Ukrainian attack on Moscow takes place shortly before the expected XI arrival in the Russian capital on Wednesday for a three -day state visit. The Chinese leader will take part in the celebrations on the day of the victory on Friday, May 9th, as said an explanation of the Kremlin on Sunday. Other expected participants include Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vietnam's President to Lam and the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukaschenko.
The day of the victory has a high priority in the calendar of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been using this day to mobilize public support and demonstrate the country's military strength.
celebrations in the sign of patriotism
On Friday, thousands of people are expected to line the streets of Red Square in Moscow to celebrate the patriotic celebrations. This event is reminiscent of the role of the Soviet Union in the defeat of Nazi Germany and commemorates the more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in the Second World War.
The one -sided ceasefire and international reactions
Last month, Putin explained a one -sided three -day armistice in Ukraine to cooperate with the celebrations on May 9, and referred to "humanitarian considerations". This announcement of the Russian guide was viewed with skepticism in Ukraine and received another request from the White House for a "permanent ceasefire", while the Trump administration puts pressure on Moscow and Kiev in order to reach an agreement to end the war.The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the three -day ceasefire and said that he was only ready to agree to a longer ceasefire of at least 30 days.
warnings and diplomatic tensions
In a message to the dignitaries who travel to Russia on the day of the victory, Zelensky warned that Kiev "cannot be responsible for what is happening on the territory of the Russian Federation" in view of the ongoing conflict. Kiev will not "play a pleasant atmosphere that makes Putin possible to leave the isolation on May 9," said Zelensky in his nightly speech on Saturday.
In response, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that his comments would be like a threat.
relationships between Ukraine and China
Zelensky has asked for answers from China in the past few weeks after announcing that two Chinese fighters were captured by Ukraine in early April and claimed that there were “many more” in the ranks of Russia. Beijing contested any participation and repeated earlier calls to Chinese citizens to "stay away from military actions of any party".
In view of the superiority of Russia in relation to staff and resources, Kiev has increasingly used drones to adapt the balance of power. On Saturday the Ukraine announced that it shot down a Russian SU 30 fighter plane in the Black Sea with a sea-supported drone-a premiere.Reporting by CNN’s Victoria Butenko, Kosta Gak, Sophie Tanno, Darya Tarasova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Edward Upright, Sana Noor Haq and Eve Brennan.