Report from Kaliningrad. As celebrated on May 9 in the city where copies of Soviet monuments demolished in Europe recently appeared At the entrance to the Saved Europe park. May 9, 2026 After the outbreak of the great war, Ukraine and several European countries that were part of the USSR and the Eastern Bloc demolished dozens of Soviet monuments to soldiers-liberators as part of the decommunization policy.

Putin talks about the war with Ukraine. He came out to reporters on the evening of May 9. A brief retelling of his answers to their questions What is this text Russian President Vladimir Putin on the evening of May 9, a few hours after the Victory Parade, came out to reporters to answer their questions. We will briefly retell what he said. These are not exact quotes, but the meaning of his words is fully preserved. I think that the conflict with Ukraine is coming to an end. Mr.

Moscow May 9, 2026. Photos The center of Moscow was completely blocked off on Victory Day a few hours before the start of the parade. It remained empty afterwards. Cafes and shops in the city center were closed on May 9.

Moscow authorities introduced a shutdown during the parade. How did Muscovites react to this? Avilov Alexander / Agency "Moscow" On the morning of May 9, mobile Internet was turned off in the center of Moscow. The Ministry of Digital Development noted that this was necessary “to ensure the security of festive events” - this wording probably meant that the security forces wanted to prevent possible drone strikes on Red Square, where Vladimir Putin was hosting the parade.

They are unhappy with food prices, blocking and even Putin. Here are just a few examples Instagram in Russia was blocked shortly after the start of the great war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022. But Russians have not left Instagram; moreover, their posts are becoming more and more politicized.

On May 9, Maternity Hospital No. 2 in Vladikavkaz organized an action in which they put caps on babies and also attached St. George ribbons to them. GBUZ "Maternity Hospital No. 2" Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania “Let peace and joy reign in every home, and let the memory of the Great Patriotic War be alive and inviolable!” — says the maternity hospital’s Instagram post .

Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov confirmed that Russia does not plan to extend the truce with Ukraine. “It was agreed that the truce dedicated to Victory Day would last three days: the 9th, 10th and 11th,” Ushakov told reporters (hereinafter quoted by TASS). There are no other agreements, he added. Ushakov called Trump’s hope that the truce could last longer “unsupported.” “A person hopes, maybe believes.

At the Immortal Regiment march in Kemerovo, a journalist from the Kuzbass First TV channel congratulated the mother of a missing participant in the war with Ukraine on a “double holiday.” In the video published by RusNews, the journalist asks one of the participants in the procession, who is walking with two portraits: a war participant and a man in a modern military uniform, why Victory Day is important to her.

Along with portraits of veterans, they carried photographs of military personnel who died in Ukraine, as well as photos of Yevgeny Prigozhin and soldiers of the Wagner PMC. Reportage Participants in the “Immortal Regiment” procession in St. Petersburg carry portraits of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin, and PMC fighters. May 9, 2026 On the 81st anniversary of the Victory, the authorities of St.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrived in the Canary Islands on May 9 to personally oversee the evacuation of passengers and crew members of the Hondius cruise ship, on board which there was an outbreak of hantavirus. What is hantavirus Hantaviruses are a family of viruses transmitted by rodents. People most often become infected with hantavirus by inhaling dust with particles of rodent secretions, and less often through bites.

The Federal Security Service (FSO) has tightened the requirements for people meeting with Vladimir Putin. Now, according to We Can Explain, officials are prohibited from wearing wristwatches during a meeting with the Russian president.

In the Estonian city of Narva, on the border with Russia, a portrait of the Russian President with the inscription “Putin is a war criminal” was hung on the wall of a medieval castle. The portrait appeared on the wall of the castle where the museum is located at midnight on May 9. It can be seen from the other side of the river - from the Russian city of Ivangorod, where a festive concert is held on the embankment on Victory Day.

Former participants of the Wagner PMC came to the “Immortal Regiment” procession in St. Petersburg with a portrait of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Photos from the procession were published by Bamaga. "Paper" In addition to the portrait of Prigozhin, who died as a result of a plane crash in August 2023 - two months after his rebellion, judging by the photographs, portraits of other members of the Wagner PMC killed in the war with Ukraine were brought to the procession. The administration of St.

Communications were cut off for several hours. We tell you how it was Maxim Shipenkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA On the morning of May 9, 2026, mobile Internet was turned off in the center of Moscow. Previously, the Ministry of Digital Development warned about possible restrictions on the day of the Victory Parade. The department noted that this is necessary “to ensure the safety of festive events.” The previous large-scale shutdown of mobile Internet was on May 5 - it affected Moscow, St.

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