On May 9, in Berlin they were waiting for clashes because of the war in Ukraine. But the city still celebrated Victory Day. That's how it was After April auto -ladies with the flags of Russia and thousands of rallies in the support of Ukraine in Berlin, it was expected that on May 9, clashes between pro -Russian and pro -Ukrainian activists could end.

As Victory Day was celebrated in St. Petersburg - and they detained those who opposed the war. Report "Medusa" Olga Maltseva / AFP / Scanpix / Leta people carry portraits of relatives who took part in the Great Patriotic War during the procession of the Immortal Regiment in St. Petersburg. May 9, 2022 On May ninth in St. Petersburg, a parade of military equipment on Palace Square and the procession of the "Immortal Regiment" traditionally passed.

The U.S. has named the winners of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, one of the most prestigious journalism awards in the world, awarded since 1917. The Washington Post journalists received the award in the most prestigious nomination for the material "Attack" - a detailed chronology of the capture of the Capitol building in January 2021.

These Ukrainians survived World War II. Russia’s invasion made them refugees. Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine has driven more than 5 million people out of the country. Most of these refugees have sought safe haven in neighboring countries like Moldova, which has taken in nearly 500,000 Ukrainians. Among those who have sought refuge in Moldova are elderly people who survived World War II as children.

On Channel One, during the Victory Day holiday concert "Lessons of History", photos of the famous American robbers Bonnie and Clyde were shown. The picture was shown on the screen among the photos of front-line soldiers to the song "If there was no war" performed by singer Zara. As conceived, the photographs were supposed to show couples who were separated by the war. As notes , a fragment with a photo of Bonnie and Clyde has already been cut from the broadcast on the First Channel website.

What Muscovites talked about at the bottom of victory - and what they tried to be silent about. Report "Medusa" Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / Leta march of the "Immortal Regiment" through Red Square. May 9, 2022 On the 77th anniversary of Victory in Russia, for the first time in two years, a large-scale celebration was held: since 2019, a significant part of the events on May 9 took place online because of the pandemic.

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Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain will not take part in the traditional opening ceremony of the parliament session on May 10, Buckingham Palace announced. Instead, Prince Charles will read the speech from the throne.

Updated . As a result of the strike on Odessa, a shopping and entertainment complex caught fire, were injured . six people The Odessa region was subjected to rocket fire on the evening of May 9, according to the TV channel "Ukraine 24" with reference to the press secretary of the regional administration, Sergei Bratchuk.

Russia celebrated Victory Day in occupied Ukrainian cities. "Medusa" learned from the locals how it was The press service of the administration of Melitopol / TASS Melitopol. Laying flowers to the eternal fire. May 9, 2022 300-meter St. George ribbon in Mariupol. A 77-meter Russian flag in Berdyansk. "Masses" from Crimea and machine gunners on the streets. So Russia celebrated on May 9 in occupied Ukrainian cities. Locals told Medusa in detail how this Victory Day passed for them.

In Moscow, Artem Potapov was detained on Pushkinskaya Square for treating passersby with candy. As his wife told OVD-Info , the man was sitting on a bench with a sign that said, "Who is against the war, help yourself to some candy," and next to him was a package of Raffaello candies. The police also detained SOTA journalist Yegor Shatov, who interviewed Potapov. The detainees were taken to the Maryina Roshcha police department. Shatov was later released without a report being drawn up.

Russian WWII survivors on the war in Ukraine Mikhail Savin / TASS The village of Ulyanovo (Kaluga region) after it was burned down by German troops On the eve of Russia’s Victory Day, Vladimir Putin published a statement that referred to Russia’s “sacred duty” to “prevent the ideological heirs” of the Nazis from “getting revenge” on Russia for their defeat.

The founder of the investment fund Baring Vostok, Michael Calvey, who received a suspended sentence in the case of embezzlement of funds from the Vostochny Bank, left Russia before the start of the war in Ukraine and does not plan to return to the country, Bloomberg has learned. The agency's sources say investors who worked with Baring Vostok, including pension funds CalPERS and General Electric, are not sure they will be able to get their money back.

The son of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., nicknamed Bongbong, is leading the presidential election in the Philippines. This is reported by Reuters, citing unofficial preliminary results of the vote count. After counting two-thirds of the ballots, Marcos Jr. is more than twice as many votes ahead of the closest competitor - Leni Robredo, who holds the post of vice president of the country.

The most important questions about the political regime, the victory over which the world celebrates May 8 and 9 Photo 12 / Universal Images Group / Getty images Red Army soldiers endure the Nazi eagle, which was installed on the building of the Reich Scanning Committee in Berlin On May 8 and 9, the world celebrates the anniversary of the victory of the Anti -Hitler coalition in the Second World War. In Russia, Victory Day for many decades is the main national holiday.