Russia issues threat to Ukraine over Victory Day commemorations
Russia answered ceasefire offer with ‘new strikes and attacks’, says Zelensky
Russia has threatened to strike foreign embassies in Kyiv if Ukrainian forces attempt to disrupt Moscow’s upcoming Victory Day commemorations.
This warning follows an earlier vow by the Russian military to launch mass attacks on Kyiv if it failed to observe Russia’s unilateral ceasefire scheduled for 8 and 9 May.
Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry spokesperson, advised diplomatic missions to evacuate their personnel from Kyiv, urging countries to take this statement with “utmost responsibility”.
Ukraine reported that Russia had violated its own unilateral ceasefire a significant 1,820 times by Wednesday morning.
Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned Russia’s continued attacks as an “obvious spurning” of a peace opportunity offered by Kyiv, stating Ukraine would determine its “entirely justified responses”.
