13:36 p.m.: Ukraine says it shot down a Russian Kinjal hypersonic missile for the first time
Ukraine said Saturday it shot down a Russian Kinjal-type hypersonic missile for the first time in strikes carried out by Moscow overnight Wednesday to Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had described it, when he unveiled the Kinjal missile in 2018, as an "ideal weapon" because it was very difficult for opposing defenses to intercept.
13:12 p.m.: Russia accuses Ukraine, West of plotting 'terrorist' attack
Russia on Saturday accused the United States, NATO and Ukraine of plotting the "terrorist" attack against nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin who was injured in Russia when his car exploded.
"Washington, together with NATO, has fed a new cell of international terrorism – the Kiev regime," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram. "Direct responsibility of the United States and Great Britain. We pray for Zakhar," she added.
12:17 p.m.: Writer Zakhar Prilépine injured in "explosion"
Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin, a supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was wounded Saturday in the "explosion" of his car in Russia and another person was killed, said the Ministry of the Interior, amid a wave of attacks affecting the country.
"According to preliminary information, one person was killed by the explosion, and the writer Zakhar Prilepin was in the car was injured," the Interior Ministry's press service said in a statement, adding that the incident took place in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
11:58 a.m.: Ukrainian flags finally allowed in Berlin for celebrations of the end of World War II
A court has overturned a ban by Berlin police on displaying Ukrainian flags around the city's three Soviet monuments during celebrations marking the end of World War II.
The police had banned both Ukrainian and Russian flags during the celebrations, which will take place on May 8, the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, but also on May 9, the day of the end of the war for the former Soviet Union, to allow "these ceremonies of remembrance and respect for these monuments to be preserved despite the current war in Ukraine".
11:42 a.m.: No evacuation planned of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant employees, according to Russian occupier
The Russian occupation administration of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine said Saturday that no evacuation of site employees was planned for the time being after the announcement of partial evacuations in the area, amid fears of a Ukrainian offensive.
"Currently, there is no need to evacuate the employees of the plant and the inhabitants of the city (of Energodar, where the plant is located, editor's note). Stay calm," Yuri Chernichuk, the site's director appointed by Russian authorities, said in a statement.
The essentials of the day of May 5
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, has threatened to withdraw his fighters from the city of Bakhmut because of a lack of ammunition, which he blames on the army amid rivalry.
Moreover, the alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin this week could not have taken place without the United States being aware, said the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, while Washington and Kiev denied any involvement.
With AFP and Reuters
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