On Russia’s ‘Victory Day’….
Russian President Putin defends his actions with the background of his startic weapons that are of no use except to cost money and be used for media perceptive purposes…
He does not mention the atrocities still occuring according the Ukraine …
And the deaths of Ukrainan’s and Russian soliders…..
That as even in his own militayry there are reports of infighting and resistance to the ‘war’…
War protests in Russia continue …
Ukrainan President Zelensky pays tribute to his countyre men/women who died in WWII…
In Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute to the 8 million Ukrainians who died in World War II, saying: “They fought for freedom for us and won. We are fighting for freedom for our children, and therefore we will win.” Pro-Moscow parades and other events were held in areas Russian forces control, including within Mariupol, to mark the day.
Fighting continued in the east and south of Ukraine, which warned its citizens to be especially careful due to a heightened risk of Russian military action. Four missiles hit areas near the port city of Odessa and were believed to be fired from Russian-occupied Crimea; Russia said Ukrainian helicopters were destroyed, though the claims could not be independently verified. In Kherson, Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive against Russians occupying the area, a Russian news agency reported.
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