Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:10 Germany will buy three HIMARS installations from the United States and transfer them to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
21:06 Representatives of the United States and SpaceX have found ways to combat the unauthorized use of Starlink terminals by the Russian military, said John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. At the same time, he expressed confidence that the Russian Federation will continue to look for ways to use Starlink and other commercial communication systems. “While this will continue to be a challenge, I think we have thought through it and found good solutions with both Starlink and Ukraine,” he added.
21:01 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he held a meeting today with the leaders of the Defense Forces - Commander-in-Chief Syrsky, Chief of the General Staff Bargilevich, Minister of Defense Umerov. We discussed ways to speed up the supply of weapons from partners and how to act now, using the available forces and means.
Zelensky also said that he had telephone conversations with the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “We are actively preparing the next stage of rapprochement with the European Union for June - we are awaiting approval of the negotiation framework and the actual start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession,” the head of state noted. In personal conversations, he also invited the presidents of Moldova, the Czech Republic and Ghana, and the Prime Minister of Ireland to the Peace Summit in Switzerland.
20:13 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk admitted that NATO soldiers are present in Ukraine: “There are few troops there, that is, soldiers. There are few soldiers there. Observers, engineers.” However, he did not specify which countries’ military personnel and in what numbers are present in Ukraine.
20:04 By his decree, Zelensky dismissed Sergei Rudy from the post of head of the State Security Administration. Earlier, the SBU detained State Security Colonel Andrei Guk on charges of preparing the murder of Zelensky, Budanov and Malyuk on instructions from the Russian special services. The media write that Guk was considered close to Rudy.
19:18 The Russians have been shelling the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region throughout the day - with artillery, Grad MLRS, and kamikaze drones. In total, more than 20 attacks were recorded, said the head of the OBA, Sergei Lysak. There were two dead in the district center, and a total of eight injured in the district, including two teenagers aged 15 and 16 years. Eight high-rise buildings, 25 private houses, about 30 solar panels, power lines, gas pipelines, a kindergarten, a fire station, a charity building, a bank, and shops were damaged.
19:12 Germany will provide Ukraine with a grant of 45 million euros to restore energy, the Ministry of Energy reported. The funds will be provided by the German Development Bank KfW. In total, thanks to the support of KfW, during the period of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukrenergo attracted more than 177 million euros in loan and grant funds for the restoration and development of the electricity transmission network.
19:05 There is a network of secret weapons production factories in Ukraine, El Mundo writes, citing a source in the Ukrainian arms industry. According to the publication, some of these factories are located underground, some are hidden behind “huge decorations.” The staff is carefully checked to ensure that there are no Russian informants. The publication writes that by building new enterprises, Ukraine wants not only to reduce dependence on Western assistance, but also to become a weapons manufacturer for the West itself.
18:14 Zelensky signed laws on extending martial law in Ukraine, as well as on extending the period for general mobilization by 90 days - until August 11.
17:56 In Kiev, due to a shortage of electricity, evening street lighting is being minimized, said the head of the KGVA Sergei Popko. According to him, all lights will not be turned off completely - the brightness of the lighting fixtures will be reduced, which will allow for overall savings of at least 20%. Popko noted that the city continues to look for other sources of savings, but “we won’t save on household consumers yet.” At the same time, he called on all residents of the capital to save electricity, especially during the most important load hours for the energy system - from 18:00 to 23:00.
17:28 After the occupation of Avdiivka, about 700 people remained in the city, said the head of the city military administration, Vitaly Barabash. At the same time, he added that the attitude of local residents towards Russians has changed significantly. So, if in the first days of the occupation many videos appeared on social networks of how the occupiers came in and how they were hugged, now people are kicking them out of their homes. “There is looting in the city, a coke plant is being stolen. That is, most people realized that this was not what they were expecting,” Barabash noted.
16:49 Zelensky again voiced the main themes of the Peace Summit in Switzerland: “We will be able to take the first steps on the aspect of an exchange of “all for all”, in returning our children home, deported Ukrainians. And the important point of nuclear security and food security.” The President added that “Putin is really afraid of the Peace Summit - he is afraid that the world majority will begin to force Russia to peace. That is why we need an absolutely clear position of every state, every leader, every international organization on participation in the Peace Summit, on supporting our joint peace-building efforts ".
16:20 Zelensky said that Ukraine will stop the Russian offensive after receiving new shipments of weapons. “According to our information, the Russians are not doing as well as they thought,” the president added.
16:11 Zelensky and Poroshenko were removed from the wanted list of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The duty unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in the so-called “DPR” added both of them to the wanted list. It was her number that was indicated in the contact information.
15:24 Sweden has allocated 28 million euros to support the defense potential of Ukraine, the country's government reported. In particular, 18 million euros will be transferred to three coalitions within the framework of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, and 10 million to the NATO Fund for Ukraine.
14:38 The SBU drone set a historical record, covering a distance of 1,500 km. It was he who attacked the Gazprom neftekhim Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan today, Ukrainian media reported, citing sources. The drone hit an oil catalytic cracking unit.
14:29 By his decree, Zelensky appointed the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny as ambassador to the UK.
14:03 Zelensky appointed a new commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Dmitry Gerega instead of Alexander Yakovets.
13:51 By his decree, Zelensky dismissed Zaluzhny from military service due to health reasons.
13:42 Zelensky replaced the commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - Alexander Trepak became him instead of Sergei Lupanchuk.
13:37 The Russian Armed Forces fired artillery at the city of Kupyansk, Kharkov region - one person was killed, one was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
13:31 Two hydroelectric power plants have been taken out of operation due to damage caused by Russian shelling on May 8, Ukrhydroenergo reported. The department noted that today all hydroelectric power generation has suffered devastating damage.
12:56 SBU drones hit two oil transshipment depots in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian media report citing sources. We are talking about oil depots in the village of Yurovka near Anapa, which are transshipment facilities for supplying fuel to Russian troops in Crimea.
12:50 Parliament supported a bill to tighten fines for failure to update personal data and failure to appear at the TCC. The document, in particular, provides for a several-fold increase in fines for evaders. At the same time, the main innovation of the bill is that fines can be issued in absentia, as well as accounts can be blocked. Read more about the innovations in the material New punishments for draft evaders.
12:19 Putin said that Belarus will join Russia in the second stage of exercises to test the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Putin also said that on the evening of May 8, he discussed the situation in Ukraine with Lukashenko until late. Lukashenko added that the meeting ended at three in the morning.
12:14 A drone attacked the Gazprom neftekhim Salavat plant in Bashkiria, local authorities reported. Russian publics write that a drone hit a catalytic cracking unit at the Salavatnefteorgsintez oil refinery, resulting in a fire.
12:10 Ukraine and Ireland agreed to begin preparing a bilateral security agreement as soon as possible, Zelensky said following a conversation with Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris.
11:38 President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said that she arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit. She was met by Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.
11:29 In Yurovka, Krasnodar Territory, two oil depots were attacked at night, which are located approximately 2 km from each other, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. Thus, one drone attacked a Lukoil oil depot, as a result of which one oil tank was damaged and a fuel leak occurred, without a fire. Another seven drones attacked the neighboring oil depot of Temp LLC, which specializes in storing fuel oil. Three fuel oil tanks caught fire.
11:24 Ukrenergo reported that today from 18:00 to 24:00 industrial consumption will be limited due to electricity shortages caused by Russian attacks. During these hours, all Ukrainians are asked to save electricity.
11:05 Some Ukrainian pilots are completing training on the F-16, said Air Force spokesman Ilya Yevlash: “Training is ongoing, this process continues at different levels. We already have pilots who are completing their training on the F-16. As soon as this “It will become possible that F-16s will arrive in Ukraine, of course, these pilots are already ready to carry out combat missions in the airspace in the Ukrainian skies.”
10:57 The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading a bill on tightening liability for military offenses, which, in particular, increases fines for draft evaders several times. Thus, according to the document, for failure to appear on a summons or failure to update credentials, an absentee fine of up to 25.5 thousand hryvnia will be issued with the prospect of blocking accounts for non-payment.
10:43 Russian reconnaissance drones make 150 sorties a day in the south of Ukraine alone, said Dmitry Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces: “The question is not even the number of drones, but the number of sorties, and there are about 150 of them a day in our area of responsibility. They “They do this in order to scout out possible places where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrated, they look for vulnerable objects of critical infrastructure, and air defense is constantly working against drones, and this work is successful.” Pletenchuk added that these are very expensive drones, which Ukraine shoots down several units every day.
10:31 In 2023, Gilat Skyedge satellite communication systems produced in Uzhgorod were supplied to Russia in the amount of $5 million, Slidstvo.Info investigators found out. These systems are produced in Uzhgorod by the plant of the American company Jabil Circuit for the Israeli corporation Gilat Satellite Networks. The publication discovered that they are massively imported into Russia and sold with the note “suitable for SVO.”
In 2023, about 22 thousand systems assembled in Ukraine were imported into the Russian Federation - this is six times more than in 2022. During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, evidence regularly appeared in the media about the transfer of such Gilat systems to the front.
09:52 In the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours, three people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling - two in Krasnogorovka and one in Petrovka, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin.
09:19 In the Kherson region over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was wounded, 12 high-rise buildings and 54 private houses were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Also recorded hits were critical and transport infrastructure, an administrative building, a post office, industrial facilities and gas pipelines.
09:08 At night, the Russian army struck the village of Magdalinovka, Zaporozhye district, one person was wounded, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
09:05 In the morning, the Russians fired artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region - two people were killed, two were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
08:48 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of May 9:
personnel - about 478,730 (+1300) people,
tanks - 7429 (+11),
armored combat vehicles - 14,281 (+35),
artillery systems - 12 340 (+23),
MLRS - 1058 (+1),
air defense systems - 793 (+1),
aircraft - 349 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 9775 (+47),
cruise missiles - 2192 (+41),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 16,618 (+69),
special equipment - 2027 (+8).
08:27 Over the past 24 hours, 146 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 45 attacks in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Novoaleksandrovka, Evgenievka, Sokol, Novoselovka Pervaya, Kalinovo, Novopokrovskoye, Semenovka, Umanskoye, Netailovo and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region. Another 26 attacks were repulsed in the Bakhmut direction - in the Belogorivka areas of the Lugansk region, as well as Andreevka, Verkhnekamensky, Novy, Vyemka, Ivanovsky and Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk region. In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 19 times in the Staromayorsky area of the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Petropavlovka, Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Berestovo in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; on Limansky - 11 attacks in the areas of Makeevka, Nevsky, Novolyubovka, Tverdokhlebovo and Serebryansky forestry of the Lugansk region; on Novopavlovsky - 11 attacks in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Konstantinovka, Paraskoveevka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk region; on Kherson - four attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:36 As a result of a hit by a Shahed-type UAV, the building of the former cultural center in the village of Pervomaiskoye, Pervomaiskaya community, Nikolaevsky district, was partially destroyed, said the head of the OBA Vitaly Kim. As a result of the hit, a fire started over an area of 200 square meters. m, it has already been liquidated. No people were hurt.
07:24 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov announced an air attack, there were direct hits on residential apartment buildings and cars. According to preliminary information, eight people were injured, including one child. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense allegedly shot down 15 Vampire MLRS shells and one UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region at night, as well as two UAVs over the Bryansk region, and three more over the Kursk region.
06:35 Air defense at night destroyed 17 out of 21 attack UAVs of the Shahed-131/136 type, which Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda. All drones were destroyed in the Odessa region, the Air Force reported.
03:51 Drones attacked an oil depot in the village of Yurovka near Anapa, the regional operational headquarters reported. According to him, “about six” UAVs were allegedly suppressed, but several fell on the territory of the oil depot, as a result of which a fire started and several tanks were damaged.
02:22 NATO does not intend to use its troops on the territory of Ukraine, but Kiev did not ask for this, Stoltenberg said: “I visited Kiev last week, and they told me about the challenges they face: Russia has gained positions, and there is a risk "that it will conquer further positions. This is not a large territory, but in order to stop all this, so that the Ukrainians can defend themselves, they need to be sent ammunition, they need weapons."
Stoltenberg added that one of the reasons why the Russian occupiers have been able to advance and capture more territory in recent months is “that we did not deliver on what we promised.” At the same time, the Secretary General added that “everything is changing now.”
01:19 Ukraine will receive the first batch of ammunition within the framework of the Czech initiative in June, said Czech President Petr Pavel. He clarified that we are talking about almost 180 thousand units of ammunition. Subsequent contracts, he said, “will be concluded for a five- to six-digit number of shells.”
One of the reasons for the delay was competition that arose due to the fact that many parties knew about the Czech initiative to urgently search for shells, Pavel noted. He explained that Ukraine’s partners had to speak openly about this initiative in order to attract as many countries as possible, but in this way they also “revealed their cards,” and Russia took advantage of this.
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[Korrespondent] Units of the missile forces carried out attacks on air defense systems and 17 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
Ukrainian soldiers repulsed Russian attacks on the left bank of the Dnieper and near Konstantinovka in the Donetsk region. This is evidenced by the evening report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook on Thursday, May 9.
In the Kupyansky direction, our soldiers repelled 7 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Berestovo, Kharkov region; Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 3 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Novosadovo and Torskoye in the Donetsk region and in the area of Serebryansky forestry in the Lugansk region.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Belogorovka settlements in the Lugansk region; Verkhnekamennoye, Novoe, Ivanovskoye, Stupochki and Kleschievka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repelled 20 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kalinovo, Novoaleksandrovka, Novoselovka Pervaya, Umanskoye, Yasnobrodovka, Netaylovo, Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to oust our units from their occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Vodyanoye and Urozhaynoye in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defense of our troops 6 times. The enemy launched an air strike near the village of Bogoyavlenka, Donetsk region.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders 16 times in the area of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region, and Rabotinoye, Zaporozhye region. About 20 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Belogorye, Rabotino, Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, about 20 settlements were shelled by artillery and mortars, including Krynki, Tyaginka, Kachkarovka, Kizomis, Stanislav, Kherson region. The enemy does not abandon his intention to oust our units from bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. During the day, the enemy made 2 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our troops in the area of the village of Krynki, Kherson region.
ENEMY LOSSES
During the day, aviation of the Defense Forces and units of the missile forces carried out strikes on 1 air defense system and 17 areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
As we have already written, the Ukrainian Ground Forces attacked a column of advancing Russian tanks. Ukrainian fighters also destroyed the Russian TOS-1A Soncepek heavy flamethrower system in Bakhmut.
It was also reported that soldiers of the Special Operations Forces (SSO) helped destroy the Russian Buk-M1 air defense system, which was being prepared to launch missiles.
Alternative headline: Zaluzhny gets kicked upstairs
[Korrespondent] On Thursday, May 9, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky appointed ex-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK.
Valeriy Zaluzhny has been officially appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK. Before this, he was dismissed from military service due to health reasons. Vladimir Zelensky says that Zaluzhny himself asked for such an appointment. On February 8, the president dismissed Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
WHAT TO DO IN LONDON?
British Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris has already congratulated the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on his new appointment.
“I sincerely congratulate Valery Zaluzhny on his appointment as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK. I look forward to us working together to strengthen our unbreakable alliance and move our 100-year partnership forward,” Harris wrote.
Former ambassador to Britain and ex-foreign minister Vadim Prystaiko predicts that when Zaluzhny comes to the UK as ambassador, she will provide even more assistance to Ukraine.
“I think our British friends took a big risk when they announced that this is the biggest package ever (the largest ever aid package for Ukraine from the UK, worth more than $600 million, announced on April 23). Because now they will have to say the biggest package when General Zaluzhny arrives and can share what he knows about how difficult this war is, how much we need help and what kind of help,” Prystaiko said.
The diplomat expressed the opinion that Zaluzhny could not have such a conversation when he was the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but now he will have such an opportunity and will prepare the British military “to understand how to defeat Russia.”
“Our task is to ensure that our new ambassador has the opportunity to be constantly and everywhere. So that he is present everywhere - on all television broadcasts, meetings with the military, students, politicians, anyone. So that he can proudly report that since he arrived, the help has grown even more. Britain already supplies us with approximately three billion pounds sterling a year, which is approximately four billion US dollars. These are serious, serious means,” Prystaiko added.
THE AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME
In the summer of 2023, speaking to reporters, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Ukraine should be more grateful for the assistance provided by its partners. To this, Zelensky rather rudely replied that “we can wake up in the morning and thank the minister personally.”
In an interview with Sky News, the then Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Prystaiko was asked to comment on this scandal. “Unhealthy sarcasm is not needed between friendly countries,” he replied diplomatically.
Kyiv did not like this reaction of the ambassador. Zelensky fired Prystaiko, without much explanation. Since then, for 9 months, there has been no Ukrainian ambassador to our country’s key partner. His duties are performed by Charge d'Affaires of Ukraine in the UK Eduard Fesko, Prystaiko's former deputy.
“No matter how professional the temporary chargés may be, without having an ambassador, you do not have the opportunity to reach the high level of communication that we now need. For example, I knew the royal family, prime ministers, ministers, chief judges. The temporary attorney is limited in these contacts. Having an ambassador is very important for the country,” notes Prystaiko.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba believes that Zaluzhny’s military background will be an advantage in the post of Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK.
According to Kuleba, he had several conversations with Zaluzhny, from which he was convinced that “the soul of our respected general, the former commander-in-chief, is committed to diplomatic work.”
“Moreover, he even has a specialized education - it seems that in 2020 he received a master’s degree in international relations. Therefore, I think this is a very logical step. As a minister, I am certainly interested in a strong post-London experience. all factors and decided that Valery Zaluzhny is the optimal candidate, so this is definitely a strengthening of our system,” Kuleba said.
According to the minister, one of the key requirements for the ambassador to Britain was an understanding of the military context. London is also one of the most important capitals in the world, home to embassies of countries in the Global South.
"They don't send anyone there. London is an extremely important destination for any country and in dealing with these ambassadors working in London, I am convinced that Valery Zaluzhny will be one of the most respected figures, and he will bring a lot of benefit not only from the point of view of bilateral relations with Britain, but also for behind-the-scenes diplomacy with the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America,” Kuleba emphasized.
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Yea, well, at least he is going to survive Ukrainian defeat. And, given who he was a member in Ukraine, he probably squirreled away enough $$$ to live comfortably.
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[KavkazUzel] A resident of Krasnodar, who complained about violence in the family of a native of Chechnya, stopped communicating after her husband and accomplices kidnapped her from the shelter, human rights activists reported.
33-year-old Krasnodar resident Maria Smelaya was in a shelter for women victims of domestic violence. Previously, she appealed to human rights activists with a request to protect her from her husband, who, according to her, systematically beat her, took her to the forest and threatened her with violence when she was pregnant with their son, reports the human rights project “Caucasus Without a Mother”.
“Violence on the part of the husband began soon after their trip to see her husband’s relatives in Grozny and marriage. Brave told human rights activists that he began to drink regularly and “engage in extortion,” says a publication on the project’s telegram channel.
The human rights project “Motherless Caucasus” is positioned as “research and educational”; its participants provide consulting, legal and psychological assistance to victims, as well as help with evacuation and highlight cases of rights violations, according to a self-presentation on the project’s website. “We are a group of like-minded people, and we are researching the practices of illegal removal of children from mothers in the Caucasus, covering and sharing information whenever possible,” it notes.
On May 7, employees of the “Motherless Caucasus” project helped place the victim in a safe place “outside the Krasnodar Territory.” However, on the night of May 9, Maria’s husband “together with his accomplices broke into the apartment where the woman and the child were and took her back to the Krasnodar Territory.”
“Now Maria is not in touch. In a telephone conversation with an employee of the center after the abduction, [Maria’s husband] threatened her with rape, he also allowed human rights activists to briefly hear the abducted woman. Human rights activists were never able to communicate with her,” says the publication posted on Telegram -project channel at 17.33 Moscow time. As of 20.00 Moscow time, there are no more recent publications in the telegram channel.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the problem of the safety of shelters remains unresolved, especially in the North Caucasus, representatives of non-governmental organizations said in September 2023. The statement was preceded by a decision of the ECHR, which recognized violations of the rights of women who were in the Makhachkala shelter when security forces took from it a native of Chechnya, Khalimat Taramova.
On June 10, 2021, in Dagestan, security forces and their colleagues from Chechnya came to a shelter apartment for victims of domestic violence in Makhachkala, detaining journalist Svetlana Anokhina, employees of the Marem project and the mother of a 15-year-old daughter who was hiding from domestic violence. Their goal was to remove from the shelter a resident of Chechnya, Khalimat Taramova, who fled the republic after complaining of domestic violence. Various injuries, some from blows with a blunt object, were recorded on the bodies of Iraida Smirnova, Maysarat Kilyaskhanova and Svetlana Anokhina, who were then in the shelter.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
As a result of active operations, the Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, defeated AFU 21st and 44th Mechanised brigades close to Stelmakhovka and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, the Zapad Group of Forces' units repelled one counter-attack launched by assault groups of the AFU 116th Mechanised Brigade near Senkovka railway station.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian troops, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Yug Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU 23rd, 33rd Mechanised, 79th Air Assault, 111th Territorial Defence brigades near Yelizavetovka, Novoye, and Pobeda (Donetsk People's Republic).
One attack launched by an assault group of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade was repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 215 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113, two motor vehicles, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, four 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzer.
As a result of active operations, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation, inflicted losses on units of AFU 59th Mechanised Infantry, 24th, 100th, and 115th Mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 109th Territorial Defence, 2nd National Guard brigades near Karlovka, Mayorsk, Novgorodskoye, Rozovka, Novokalinovo, and Semyonovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten counter-attacks launched by assault groups of AFU 23rd, 24th, 47th, 100th Mechanised, 71st Jaeger, 59th Mechanised Infantry, 142nd and 143rd Infantry brigades were repelled close to Leninskoye, Solovyevo, Orlovka, Pervomayskoye, and Netaylovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 Ukrainian troops, one tank, and two infantry fighting vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops eliminated two 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, two 155mm U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, one 152mm Giatsint-B gun, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry, 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Urozhaynoye and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by assault groups of the AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade was repelled close to Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 175 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, one 155mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, as well as two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces launched strikes at clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 65th Mechanised, 121st Territorial Defence, 23rd National Guard brigades near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region), and Vyshetarasovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, and two 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged one command and observation post of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade and one ammunition depot of AFU Donetsk Operational-Tactical Group, as well as AFU manpower and military hardware in 105 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down two U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 15 Czech-made Vampire missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, five French-made Hammer aerial guided bombs, as well as 28 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 594 airplanes, 270 helicopters, 23,856 unmanned aerial vehicles, 512 air-to-air missile systems, 15,960 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,280 MLRS combat vehicles, 9,415 field artillery guns and mortars, and 21,563 special military vehicles have been neutralised since the beginning of the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 05/09/2024 to 00:00 05/10/2024.
A total of 25 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Information was received about the death of a civilian, and two civilians were also injured.
DAMAGED:
A total of 24 residential buildings
Ten cars
A total of 11 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 14 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 64 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:30 Night airstrikes of the Aerospace Forces against the enemy in the Berislav area, Kherson region -video.
20:44 Khar'kov region (border region). Russian Aerospace Forces.
Reported about a repeated strike on a military facility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with air-to-ground missiles. A military facility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, previously an engineering workshop, was damaged.
20:16 Russian Army came into the village of Umanskoye in the Avdeevsky direction - Bild.
19:33 Drone pilots from the 200th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade catch dropping enemy soldiers from copters in the night.
18:52 In the Urozhany area, attack aircraft of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Vostok groupcontinues to applystrikes on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
18:15 Special military operation. Situation on May 9 –map.
17:17 Krasnoghorovka. UAV operators from the 5th Brigade of the 1st AK turn on their fpv drones into the destroyed buildings in which Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers are sitting, thereby helping our forces advance.
16:47 Donetsk direction. district settlement Prechistovka.
Reported, about a new missile attack on positions of the entire armed forces with cruise missiles of the X-59, X-101 type. A few days ago, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' electronic warfare system was hit in this area. The active work of our army aviation of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Army is also reported.
16:25 Statements by representatives of the “West”, “South”, “Center”, “East” and “Dnepr” groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of May 9, 2024) –video.
15:20 An air raid alert has been declared in a number of regions of Ukraine -map:
Vinnytsia region
Dnipropetrovsk region
Zhytomyr region
Kiev region
Kirovograd region
Mykolaiv region
Poltava region
Sumy region
Kharkov region
Cherkasy region
Chernihiv region
Kiev
14:44 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Donetsk direction: cauldron east of Krasnogorovka.
After a short tactical pause, Russian troops resumed their advance in Krasnogorovka, breaking through the defenses of Ukrainian formations from the east and south.
Units of the Russian Armed Forces managed to occupy at least part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fortified area between the Stalin highway and May 1st Street, as well as the sector east of Western Street. They also advanced east of Geologicheskaya Street and knocked out the enemy from some positions in the Solnechny microdistrict, gaining a foothold in the vicinity of the school.
At the same time, the enemy continues to hold lines in the Vostochny and Solnechny microdistricts, where there are compactly located high-rise buildings suitable for defense. The area of the Maryinsk Central District Hospital, the clinic and the agricultural technical school, as well as the forest plantations east of Krasnogorovka and south of the Borisovka pond remain under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
To the north of the refractory plant, fighting is taking place in the area of Sumskaya and Tsentralnaya streets, but no progress has been recorded there yet. The defense in the city is held by a hodgepodge of territorial defense units, combined units of the 59th Motorized Brigade, border guards, as well as one of the battalions of a separate presidential brigade.
But the presence of 46 airborne Brigade and 3rd Assault Battalion, 80 Airborne Brigade, which previously held the Krasnogorovsky refractory plant, was no longer noticed: probably, after the loss of the main part of the territory, the formations were withdrawn to the rear to make up for losses and regroup.
In addition, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Netailovo is recorded, where the enemy was driven out of the territory of an elementary school and adjacent two-story buildings. Fighting continues in the central part of the village.
14:05 Donetsk direction. district settlement Paraskovievka and Konstantinovka.
Reported, about rifle and armored battles with the subsequent advance of our troops in the area of the settlement of Paraskovievka. They report from the scene that our T-80BVM tanks destroyed several Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks.
It is also reported that our army aviation is actively working against enemy air defense positions in the Konstantinovka area.
12:55 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.
During active operations, the group's units improved the position along the front line, repelled enemy counterattacks in the Urozhainy and Staromayorsky areas, and thwarted the enemy's attempts to strengthen forward positions in the areas of Vladimirovka, Belogorye and Gulyai-Polye.
Air strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and areas where manpower and equipment accumulated in the 72nd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry brigades and 23rd National Guard Brigade in the areas of Vladimirovka, Urozhaynoye and Staromayorsky.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 170 enemy military personnel, a tank, an American-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount, an M-198 howitzer, three units of automotive equipment, four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and three ammunition supply points were destroyed.
12:26 The Victory Banner is in the Avdiivka direction erected in the village Umanskoe.
11:22 Statement by the head of the press center of the “South” group -video.
As a result of active actions, units of the “Southern” group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of the 92nd Assault, 28, 93 Mechanized, 56 Motorized Infantry brigades, four brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine, 104 and 106 Territorial Defense brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Sporny, Andreevka, Kurdyumovka, Minkovki and Kleshcheevki.
The enemy in the Donetsk direction lost up to 355 military personnel wounded and killed.
Anti-tank guided missile systems, artillery and loitering ammunition hit a tank, two vehicles, the Enclave electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot.
During the counter-battery fight, a 155mm American M777 howitzer, a 155mm Polish-made “Crab” self-propelled artillery mount, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
10:43 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning 05/09/2024
On the Zaporozhye front, the RF Armed Forces do not give up attempts to advance within the boundaries of the settlement. Rabotino. There are tactical successes, but recording the advance of Russian forces is complicated by the lack of standard demarcations of populated areas. Movement mainly occurs from depression in the ground to depression in the ground. (Fig. 1)
Donetsk front. In the Novomikhailovka area, the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop an offensive in the direction of Paraskovievka. Fierce oncoming fighting continues in Georgievka. Also, Russian troops, with the support of long-range weapons, continue the assault on Krasnogorovka.
There are advances both within the city limits and from the eastern outskirts of the settlement. In Netailovo there are heavy oncoming battles. In the Umansky area - no changes. Meeting battles on the approaches to Novopokrovsky and Novoaleksandrovka. (Fig. 2)
There are no significant changes in the LBS in the Chasovoyarsk direction. Fighting continues in the eastern suburb of Chasov Yar and on the northern and southern flanks. (Fig. 3)
10:11 Summary on the morning of May 9, 2024
In the Kherson direction, without significant changes, both sides are launching mutual artillery strikes, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are using many drones. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled Dnepryan in the Novokakhovsky district with mortars.
On the Zaporozhye front north-west of Verbovoy, small assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to get closer to our positions; the enemy was stopped by counter small fire. They report the success of the Russian Armed Forces in Rabotino: there is an advance to the north of the settlement.
In the Vrem'evsky direction, heavy bloody battles continue near Staromayorsky. The Russian Armed Forces are suffering losses during the week-long offensive, but are also building on their success in this settlement. From the field, soldiers report multidirectional actions by our infantry and artillery, and note serious damage from enemy artillery fire from cluster munitions. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces have gained a foothold on the southern outskirts of Urozhainy, and enemy counterattacks are not successful.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are scaling up the use of turtle tanks. There are battles near the fireproof plant in the center of Krasnogorovka.
In the Pokrovsky direction west of Avdievka, the Russian Armed Forces are using flank attacks to develop their success to the south from Pervomaisky, cutting off the bulge of the front. There is an offensive in Netailovo. The zone of control near the villages on the Ochertinsky ledge is expanding.
In heavy fighting, the controlled territory near the eastern outskirts of Chasov of Yar is expanding. The Russian Armed Forces are increasing pressure from the northern and southern flanks.
Yesterday from the Kharkov region in the Kupyansky direction they reported a breakthrough of the enemy’s defense in the village. Berestovoe, fighting has been going on since April 28, 2024. Previously, the Russian Army occupied Kislovka and Kotlyarovka.
In the morning, Belgorod was shelled with MLRS, eight people were injured: seven adults and one child. Yesterday, the village of Murom, Shebekinsky urban district, came under artillery fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The villages of Rovenyok and Malinovka, Belgorod district, were attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces using kamikaze drones.
In the Kursk region, near the Troitsky Korenevsky district, an explosive device was dropped from an Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on a tractor working in a field. A driver performing agricultural work was injured. Another Ukrainian drone attacked a butter factory in Sudzha.
In the Bryansk region at night, two aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed by forces over the Klintsovsky district. Lemeshovka, Sevsky district, was shelled during the day.
As a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the civilian population of the DPR in the settlement. In Krasnaya Polyana, a woman born in 1938 was killed, and four civilians were wounded in Gorlovka and Vladimirovka.
09:27 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Kohana three rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka five rounds;
-- n.p. Lyubimovka four rounds;
-- n.p. Novaya Kakhovka six rounds;
-- n.p. Golaya Pristan' three rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Kazachi Lagery, Krynki settlement, Razdolnoe, n.p. Novaya Kakhovka, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.
As a result of artillery attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants. Kohany, one of the private houses received significant damage.
08:50 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation for May 8, 2024
– Russian forces carried out combined attacks on various targets in the so-called territory. Ukraine. The targets were electricity generation facilities in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia regions.
– In the Kupyansko-Svatovsky direction, Russian forces liberated Kislovka, which, coupled with the capture of Kotlyarka, opens up the possibility of cutting the P-07 highway and putting pressure on Tabaevka and Stepovaya Novoselovka.
– In the Seversky direction, the enemy was knocked out from a strong point north of Vesely, and in Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) fighting continues in the vicinity of Chasov Yar.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian forces are clearing forest belts between Ocheretino and Arkhangelsk and are also moving towards Novoaleksandrovka.
– At the same time, fighting continues in the Donetsk direction in Krasnogorovka, where, according to some reports, the Russian Armed Forces managed to advance on the eastern outskirts of the city.
– In the Vrem'yevsky direction, Russian forces are advancing on the southern outskirts of Urozhainy and west of Staromayorsky, despite enemy counterattacks.
08:00 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.
A total of 26 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
Information was received about the death of a civilian, and four civilians were also injured, including a teenage girl born in 2007.
Damaged:
A total of 12 residential buildings,
One civil infrastructure facility.
Three attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
A total of 22 attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Volnovakha direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 88 units of various ammunition.
The Russian Pacific Fleet also has a divisional naval infantry component.
[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a conversation with the commanders of units participating in the Northern Military District on the day of the presidential inauguration on May 7, said that the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) will be transformed into a division. A video of the meeting was released on May 9 by the Kremlin press service.
According to the commander of the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Major General Oleg Vlasov, the brigade included 19 new combat units. At the moment, the number of units is 11,365 people. However, organizational arrangements for brigade management were not affected.
“For the quality of task performance, I ask you to consider the issue of carrying out standard activities in the group for managing a brigade performing combat missions in three groupings of troops and forces,” Vlasov said, addressing the president.
Putin replied that he had talked about this with the acting leader. O. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to him, it is necessary to reorganize the brigade into a division, aligning all control bodies. Shoigu is now "acting defense chief." We are s’posed to learn the name of the new Russian defense ministry head in a few days.
“We’ll do that. I know about your brigade, it is constantly in the news. Thank you for your military work and best wishes to all soldiers and officers,” the president said.
As Regnum reported, in September, Deputy Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF), Rear Admiral Ildar Akhmerov, presented state awards to servicemen of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet for thwarting enemy attacks during a special operation in Ukraine. From the hands of Akhmerov they received the Order of Courage and medals “For Courage”.
Naval infantry of the 810th Brigade took part in battles near the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. According to a serviceman with the call sign Bosun, the enemy suffered significant losses in equipment: 25 to one. He noted that Western-made Leopard tanks “burn well, with high quality, with a spark.”
Earlier, the deputy commander of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, Colonel Alexey Bernhard, received the title of Hero of Russia for the fact that his unit successfully broke through the enemy’s defenses and caused him to stampede in the Mariupol direction.
The commander of the 810th Brigade with the call sign Struna, Vladislav Golovin, was also awarded the title of Hero of Russia. He took command of the battalion after the death of the officers, rallied and motivated the soldiers to carry out the tasks set by the high command.
The 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade was formed in 1967. In 2016, the 810th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade was awarded the Order of Zhukov for participation in the operation in Syria. In 2018, the President of Russia awarded it the name “Guards” for mass heroism and courage in armed conflicts and for services in peacetime.
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[Regnum] A Kiev court deprived the Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky (an individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation) of the opportunity to post bail to leave the pre-trial detention center, the Ukrainian publication “Strana.ua” reported on May 9..
Thus, the court ordered his uncontested arrest until July 7 as part of a criminal case on organizing a contract killing.
Previously, in the case of embezzlement of funds from Privatbank, he was sentenced to arrest with the alternative of posting a bail of 2 billion hryvnia (more than $50 million). In a new criminal case of ordering a murder, he was placed in custody, but without the right of bail.
As Regnum reported, a day earlier the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that Kolomoisky could be sentenced to life imprisonment.
The SBU noted that a “well-known Ukrainian businessman,” already under arrest on suspicion of committing other crimes, was involved in organizing the contract killing of the director of a law firm in 2003. The lawyer refused to participate in the transaction with the assets of the metallurgical plant, and the defendant, who demanded to annul the decision of the general meeting of shareholders of the enterprise, decided to take revenge on him. The businessman instructed one of the criminal groups to deal with the lawyer.
Gang members attacked the lawyer as he was leaving a store in Feodosia, beat him with a metal rod and stabbed him several times. The lawyer survived - the doctors managed to help him in time. Four attackers were detained and sentenced to imprisonment.
Earlier, the Ukrainian police emphasized that “irrefutable evidence has now emerged confirming the identity of the customer” in the murder of the lawyer.
Kolomoisky was detained on September 2, 2023 and charged under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: fraud, as well as legalization and laundering of property obtained by criminal means. The second charge was followed by a third - of gaining access to funds and taking possession of someone else's property through abuse of official position.
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[Regnum] The Ministries of Defense and General Staffs of Russia and Belarus have begun joint preparations for exercises to alert non-strategic nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russian tactical nuclear weapons are stationed on the territory of Belarus, and Moscow invited Minsk to participate in the exercises, especially since the Belarusian authorities themselves came up with the same initiative, the president said, answering a question from journalists.
“Relevant instructions have been given to the ministries of defense and the General Staffs of our armies. They began joint training,” the head of state noted.
As Regnum reported, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov previously called statements by Western leaders extremely dangerous, including statements by British Foreign Minister David Cameron about the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly having the “right” to use British weapons to strike Russian territory, as well as the French President Emmanuel Macron on his readiness to send troops to Ukraine.
The West is provoking an unprecedented round of escalation, which requires a rapid, effective response from Russia, Peskov emphasized. Russia is warning the United States and its Western allies that their escalatory course is forcing Moscow to strengthen nuclear deterrence measures, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in turn.
On May 6, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, on behalf of Putin, began preparations for exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District with the involvement of aviation, as well as the forces of the Russian Navy. During the exercises, the military will conduct activities to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Defense noted that the exercises are aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons to respond and in order to unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state in response to provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials against Russia.
Belarus will join them at the second (of three) stage of the exercises, Putin noted. The current exercises are part of planned work, the president also said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the exercise to test the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons a planned activity.
“There is nothing unusual here, this is planned work,” said the head of state.
As Regnum reported, on May 6, the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, began preparations for exercises with missile formations of the Southern Military District with the involvement of aviation, as well as Russian Navy forces. During the exercises, the military will conduct activities to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Defense noted that the exercises are aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons to respond and in order to unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state in response to provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials against Russia.
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[Regnum] Russia will continue to defend the truth about World War II. This was stated by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
He noted that in Russia the Victory Parade is broadcast live, and this will continue to be the case. Western media did not broadcast from Red Square, but only covered this event as news.
“Of course, we are trying to convey the truth about World War II and defend this truth. We must continue to do this,” Izvestia quotes Peskov as saying
The Kremlin representative added that none of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition invited Russian representatives to the festive events dedicated to the Second World War.
As Regnum reported, on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Victory Parade, said that Western countries are trying to distort the truth about the Second World War, as they are accustomed to building their policies, which are essentially colonial, on hypocrisy and lies. According to him, the West justifies Nazism and engages in revanchism as part of its course aimed at inciting new conflicts. There, monuments to fighters against Nazism are dismantled and Nazi collaborators are placed on pedestals.
The head of state also stated that Russia will always remember and will never forget the common struggle against Nazism and the traditions of alliance. Moscow has never downplayed the importance of the second front and allied assistance.
Western countries would like to forget the lessons of World War II, but in Russia they remember exactly which grandiose battles the fate of humanity was decided. They took place near Moscow and Leningrad, Rzhev, Stalingrad, Kursk and Kharkov, near Minsk, Smolensk and Kiev, Putin recalled.
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[Regnum] Ceremonial events in honor of the 79th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War were held in more than 300 settlements of Russia, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on May 9 in its Telegram channel.
“The ceremonial events took place in more than 300 cities and towns. In total, more than 150,000 people took part in them. From the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - 90,000 military personnel, from other law enforcement agencies and public organizations - more than 60,000 people,” the message says.
More than 2,500 units of weapons, special and military equipment, including 121 aircraft, were involved in military parades, ceremonial processions, and exhibitions, the Ministry of Defense clarified.
Military parades on May 9 were held in hero cities and cities where the headquarters of military districts, the Baltic, Northern and Pacific fleets, as well as the headquarters of associations, are located.
The press service also informed that ceremonial events in honor of Victory Day were held at military bases in Abkhazia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and South Ossetia.
As Regnum reported, on May 9, the Victory Parade was held on Red Square, in which more than 9,000 people and over 70 pieces of equipment took part. The foot column included regiments, battalions and companies by types and branches of troops, crews from Suvorov, Nakhimov, cadet and music schools. Soldiers of the special military operation also took part in the parade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a solemn speech at the parade, congratulated Russian citizens on Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. During his speech, he noted that the fate of Russia and its future depend on every citizen of the Russian Federation. The Russian leader called for emulating the generation of winners in the Great Patriotic War.
The head of state emphasized that all participants in the special operation in Ukraine are heroes, and they are supported by the entire country. He noted that Russian citizens believe in the military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces and worry about them, and spiritual involvement in the destinies and exploits of the soldiers inextricably links the past and present generations of heroes of the Fatherland.
Actions dedicated to Victory Day were held in a number of countries around the world. In particular, residents of Kiev, despite the official cancellation of the holiday, carried flowers to the Eternal Flame. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that “Immortal Regiment” processions and other events dedicated to the holiday were held in a number of countries, including France, Romania, and Ireland.
At the same time, the leaders of a number of foreign countries banned or limited the holding of actions on Victory Day. Thus, the Estonian authorities announced that they will take measures against citizens who will come out on May 9 with St. George ribbons, flags of Russia and the USSR. In Berlin, as in 2023, on May 8 and 9, the use of symbols associated with the Great Patriotic War, the USSR and modern Russia was banned.
A special feature of the Victory Parade was a huge tribute to the participants of the special operation. Daria Kislitsyna, head of the regional programs department of the EISI, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, told a Regnum correspondent about this on May 9.
She noted that, according to a survey by VTsIOM, more than 60% of Russian citizens consider Victory Day to be the sacred and most important holiday.
“The Victory Parade on Red Square evoked a feeling of pride for the country and a feeling of the unity of the people, the greatness and power of Russia. A special feature of this parade was a huge tribute to the participants of the special operation,” the expert noted.
She recalled the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that all participants in the special operation are heroes who are supported by all of Russia.
Kislitsyna also noted that at the Victory Parade, the head of state emphasized the continuity of generations of the country’s defenders and the importance of defending the sovereignty of the state. She added that Victory Day is a holiday that emphasizes the inextricable connection and continuity of generations and fills people with a sense of pride and love for their Motherland.
The expert emphasized that traditionally the Victory Parade is attended by leaders of various countries and now this is especially relevant. The West is trying to isolate Russia and abolish its culture, but Russia’s international ties are developing. This year the Victory Parade was attended by leaders of eight countries.
Kislitsyna said that the Russian president has made it clear to the West over the past few years that it will not be possible to isolate the country, since Russia has friends with whom it forms a majority. This is especially relevant against the backdrop of liberation movements and the struggle for independence of African states, the expert emphasized.
At the Parade in honor of the 79th anniversary of the Great Victory, Vladimir Putin noted that Russia has never belittled the importance of the second front and the help of the allies. The country honors the courage of all soldiers of the anti-Hitler coalition, members of the Resistance, underground fighters, partisans, the courage of the people of China, who fought for their independence against the aggression of militaristic Japan. Russia will always remember and will never forget the common struggle and inspiring traditions of alliance.
As Regnum reported, the Victory Parade began on Red Square on May 9 at 10:00. On May 9, Vladimir Putin said at the Victory Parade in Moscow that all participants of the North Military District are heroes, they are supported by the whole country.
The head of state noted that Russia is going through a difficult transition period; it is conducting a special military operation. All those on the front line show resilience, sacrifice and dedication, they are worthy of admiration.
The Russian leader assured that, regardless of age, Russians demonstrate the courage and heroism that is in their blood. According to him, proof of this is what is happening on the battlefield as part of the special operation to protect Donbass. Those who considered the Russian Federation a weak link were convinced that this was far from the case, he added.
Vladimir Putin noted that Western elites are trying to incite new conflicts and interethnic enmity in the world, as well as restrain sovereign centers of development. The Russian leader noted that Russia rejects the claims of any state or alliance to exclusivity. Russia will do everything to prevent a global conflict, but at the same time will not allow anyone to threaten it, Putin emphasized.
Participants of a special military operation took part in the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow for the first time. Officers and soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces), who arrived from the line of combat contact, marched in the ranks. Among the soldiers of the North Military District participating in the parade dedicated to the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, there were participants in the capture of Artyomovsk and Avdeevka, the battles near Kremennaya and on the Vremevsky ledge, as well as repelling the counter-offensive of Ukrainian troops in the Verbovoy - Rabotino area.
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This was truly all Russian "The Russian leader assured that, regardless of age, Russians demonstrate the courage and heroism that is in their blood." They will live and die Russian for it is in their bones. Putin is many things but he is the man of the times for the times.
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