❗Macron says Ukraine's accession to EU may take decades

Immortal Regiment marches in Novi Sad, Serbia

"Only Mariupol residents who survived eight years of Azov occupation can understand these feelings": Lyudmila from Mariupol on the long-awaited victory parade

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❗US troops have trained more than 300 Ukrainians to operate howitzers and about 90 howitzers have been transferred to Kiev - Pentagon

‘Scumbags!’: Oleg from Mariupol describes how Azov neo-Nazis robbed the city market

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🇷🇸 Immortal Regiment marches in Belgrade

❗Russian forces thwart Ukrainian attempt to seize Snake Island: MoD

Russian MoD: 790 Ukrainian drones have been destroyed since start of Russian op

Apart from the march of the Immortal Regiment, a flash mob called "Victory Waltz" was held in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek

Briefing of Russia's Ministry of Defence:

▪The Russian Aerospace Forces have hit 11 Ukrainian areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, four strongholds, eight ammunition depots, as well as two radar stations for detecting air targets in the Kramatorsk and Krestishche areas;

▪Six Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed at night with high-precision Onyx missiles of the Bastion missile system in the area of the Chervonoglinskoye military airfield in the Odessa region;

▪Missile troops and artillery units have hit 318 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment and as a result of strikes, up to 400 neo-Nazis have been eliminated;

▪A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 jet has been shot down over Severodonetsk

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In Russia's Norilsk locals are celebrating Victory Day despite the snowstorm

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❗UN unable to confirm all civilians have been evacuated from Azovstal

Russian MoD on the attempt by Kiev to seize Snake Island:

▪Kiev, with the aid of advisers from the US and the UK, planned to seize Snake Island;

▪Over the last two days, Kiev made several attempts to assault the island by land, air, and sea;

▪Ukrainian troops tried to capture Snake Island because it is important for ensuring control over the north-western part of the Black Sea;

▪During the attacks on Snake Island, three Ukrainian Su-24s, one Su-27, three Mi-8s with troops, and one Mi-24 were shot down;

▪29 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down in the area of Snake Island, including eight Bayraktar TB-2 drones;

▪During an attempt to land troops on Snake Island on the night of 8 May, three armoured Ukrainian assault boats were destroyed;

▪More than 50 Ukrainian saboteurs were killed while trying to capture the island;

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Russian cosmonauts on the ISS have taken part in the Immortal Regiment

❗A majority of US voters believe that the US government should focus more on addressing rising energy prices than combating climate change, a Rasmussen poll says

Immortal Regiment in Barentsburg, the second-largest settlement in Svalbard (an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean)

💭 EU, Hungary make progress on Russia sanctions, but “more work needed” - Von der Leyen