At the same time, the parties accuse each other of violating the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military was ordered to only return fire during the three-day truce by May 9, declared unilaterally by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Suspilne reports this with reference to three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The truce, announced in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, came into force at midnight on May 8 and will last until midnight on May 11.

The US President believes that the Turkish leader can conduct a dialogue with both Putin and Zelensky US President Donald Trump invited Turkish President Recep Erdogan to act as a mediator in resolving the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. This was reported by the Turkish publication Hurriyet.

For the first time, the Roman Catholic Church was led by an American. He took the name Leo XIV The conclave at the Vatican elected a new pope . White smoke came out of the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. The American cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pontiff for the first time and took the name Leo XIV. The election for the 267th pope began on Wednesday, May 7.

Bots left comments from more than 500 accounts Since the beginning of the week, pro-government bots have left almost 900 comments about problems with communication and mobile Internet that arose due to the May 9 celebration. This is indicated by data from the Botnadzor project, which was analyzed by Vorstka. Bots left comments from more than 500 accounts under publications of pro-government media and public pages on VKontakte.

At least 21 Russian airports have suspended operations due to Ukrainian drone attacks since May 4 At least 21 Russian airports have suspended operations due to attacks by Ukrainian drones since May 4, Vorstka calculated based on data from the Telegram channel of Rosaviatsiya press secretary Artyom Korenyako. In order not to miss new texts from “Layout”, subscribe to our telegram channel At some airports, restrictions on aircraft arrivals have been introduced more than once.

Vasily Terkin now participates in the invasion of Ukraine On the eve of Victory Day, Russian authorities are actively promoting the idea that a “special military operation” is a direct continuation of the Great Patriotic War. Officials equate the exploits of the heroes of the Second World War with the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine, Vasily Terkin became a member of the North Military District, and parents are taught to form in their children a “caring attitude” towards both wars.

Moscow celebrates 80 years of victory over Germany while fighting Ukraine On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War, Russia decided to hold a major parade in Moscow. Military personnel from several countries will march through the central square of the capital of the warring state; President Vladimir Putin invited the leaders of China, Brazil and India to meet them.