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  • Moscow shows off its army on Monday to celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, a show of force to galvanize its struggling troops in Ukraine.

    Vladimir Putin's speech on this occasion is particularly awaited.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky castigated Sunday evening "heavy shelling" in several Ukrainian regions, including one that resulted in the death of "60 civilians" on Saturday at a school in the Lugansk region.

  • Russia has so far only been able to claim complete control of one major city, Kherson (south).

    The military offensive continues "in order to establish full control over the Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson regions and to maintain the land corridor between these territories and occupied Crimea", warned the army staff Ukrainian.

  • In Mariupol, a port almost entirely under Russian control, the Ukrainian soldiers who are still resisting in the Azovstal steelworks have ruled out surrendering.

    “Surrender is not an option because Russia is not interested in our life,” said Ilya Samoilenko, an intelligence officer.

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6:58 am: Show of force in Moscow for May 9

Russia celebrates this Monday the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. On this occasion, Vladimir Putin must deliver a highly anticipated speech.

He could indeed send new warnings after having repeatedly brandished the nuclear threat.

Moreover, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the "plane of the Apocalypse", an Ilyushin Il-80 designed to allow the Russian president to continue to pilot the country from the air in the event of nuclear war, will fly over the Red Square, and several weapons that can fire nuclear missiles will also parade.

Paratroopers who participated in the offensive in Ukraine should also be present.

6:55 a.m .: G7 countries ready to ban Russian oil imports

The G7, meeting virtually on Sunday, decided on a “gradual” withdrawal from Russian oil.

“The entire G7 today pledged to ban or phase out imports of Russian oil,” the White House announced.

This decision "will deal a blow to the main artery irrigating Putin's economy and deprive him of the income he needs to finance his war".

Hello to all !

Welcome to this new live dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

This Monday, May 9, Russia celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. On the occasion of this particularly symbolic date, Moscow will try to galvanize its troops with, in particular, an important military parade.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is due to deliver a long-awaited speech, will have the opportunity to send new warnings after repeatedly brandishing the nuclear threat.

While waiting to find out if the war will take a new turn, kyiv is in shock from the bombardment of a school which would have killed 60 people, according to Volodymyr Zelensky.

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