President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on a collapse that arose at Russian airports after a series of attacks of Ukrainian drones in the direction of Moscow and other regions of the Russian Federation. “It is absolutely true that the Russian sky is the sky of the aggressor - today it is mirrored too restless,” Zelensky said in a video message released in the evening of May 7. The President of Ukraine noted that Kyiv’s proposal to stop hostilities for at least 30 days remains valid.

Cardinals during the Conclave in the Vatican could not choose the new Pope during the first round of voting on May 7. This is evidenced by black smoke, which comes from the pipe installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. Sky News is broadcast from the Vatican. Black smoke means that none of the candidates could enlist the support of most cardinals. If the cardinals chose a new dad, white smoke would have come from the pipe. Voting lasted more than three hours.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fitzo said that Estonia refused to let his aircraft to Russia to participate in a military parade in Moscow on May 9, the Denník N 7 newspaper reports on May 7. “Of course, this is a deliberate attempt to disrupt my visit to Moscow. This violates our entire program, we will not be able to meet the planned time for tomorrow evening [May 8], ”Fitzo said.

US President Donald Trump ordered to proclaim on May 8 Victory Day in the Second World War, the proclamation published on the White House website said on May 7. “Without casualties of American soldiers, this war would not have been won, and our world would look completely different today,” Trump's proclamation says.

In less than half an hour, the Russian air defense forces were shot down by seven Ukrainian drones flying to Moscow, the mayor of the city Sergei Sobyanin said in his telegram channel. At 19:36 he said that the Russian military shot down two Ukrainian drones. At 20:11, Sobyanin wrote that five more drones were shot down on the approach to Moscow.

Update. In the evening of May 7, in addition to Domodedovo and Zhukovsky, the airports of Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo temporarily suspended work. Around 22:30, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported that Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky began reception and production of aircraft. In Sheremetyevo, restrictions were canceled at 23:25. The ups and landings at the Moscow Domodedovo airport are temporarily suspended, according to Rosavision. The restrictions were introduced from 19:15 Moscow time.

The minimum of knowing about the new war between the two countries that have nuclear weapons Farooq Naeem / AFP / Scanpix / Leta consequences of the Indian strike on Pakistan May 6, 2025 On May 6, India inflicted a series of missile, air and artillery blows to Pakistan. Pakistan promised to answer. The conflict between the two countries lasts exactly as much as they both exist: since 1947. During this time, three large wars and many skirmishes occurred.

He demands to attach to Romania Moldova and part of Ukraine Vadim Ghirda / AP / Scanpix / Leta candidate of president of Romania George Simion. May 6, 2025 Romania is trying to choose the president for the second time. The first time the Constitutional Court canceled the results of the vote in November 2024, as a result of which the ultra-right candidate Kalin Georgskoy won. On May 4, a second vote took place (already without a George), in which 53% of the Romanians with voting rights took part.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Moscow with the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. During the meeting, as TASS writes, Putin told Kadyrov that he could be proud of the results of his work in recent years. Before meeting with Putin, Kadyrov said that he would ask the president about his future as the head of the region. “Today I will ask the president. As he says, it will be so. The election is soon. I'll ask. But why not? We did everything, built everything.

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will not fly to Moscow for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was announced by the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov. He previously said that 29 leaders of foreign states, including the President of Azerbaijan, were invited to the Moscow Parade on May 9 to Moscow. “There was such a message that Aliyev would not arrive, unfortunately.

In the Vatican, a conclave began, during which 133 cardinals should choose the new Pope after the death of Francis. Cardinals who arrived in Rome at 10:00 local time (11:00 Moscow time) visited the Cathedral of St. Peter the Mass “Pro Eligendo Pontifice” (“For the Election of the Pope”). Then they returned for lunch at the Santa Marta guest residence, from which at about 16:30 they went to the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave passes.

In 2022, the co-founder of the brand (originally from Ukraine) said that she continues to consider on May 9 a “bright holiday” Monochrome Director of the Russian Monochrome clothing brand Nikolai Bogdanovich apologized for the post of operating mode of the Monochrome store in the Stoleshnikov Lane on May 7 and 9 - during the general rehearsal and holding the Victory Parade in Moscow. The post for which I had to apologize was published in the Monochrome telegram channel on May 6.

Updated . Volunteer Grigory Saksonov, who arranged a rally with the Putin -Hitler poster on the Big Moskvoretsky Bridge, was arrested for 15 days on charges of police resistance (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), Mediazona writes . He was also assigned a fine of 20 thousand rubles according to the protocol on violation of the rules of rallies (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The plane of Serbia President Alexander Vucic, who flew to Moscow to participate in the celebration of Victory Day, made a forced landing in Baku. This was reported by the Serbian newspaper Blic. According to the publication, the Vucich plane cannot continue to fly to Moscow due to restrictions on flights that are entered in Moscow airports in connection with the attacks of Ukrainian drones and the work of air defense systems. The aircraft is waiting for the appropriate permission.

Updated . The Krasnoselsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested an activist for eight days Daria Haykinen, finding her guilty of “demonstration of extremist symbolism,” Mediazona reports . In St. Petersburg, the former head of the campaign headquarters was detained by the politician Boris Nadezhdin Daria Haykinen, she herself said in her social networks. “They detained at the house, I was sitting in the department, soon to the court. I hug everyone! " - wrote Heikinen.