Putin hosts a victory day with a tight security and a short ceasefire
Vladimir Putin is leading the celebrations on the day of victory in Russia with a procession in Red Midan and security climbed days after the Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital.
Chinese President Shi is among more than 20 international leaders who made the trip to Moscow.
A single -sided shooting was announced by Russia to coincide with the event of the luxurious anniversary, which Ukraine rejected as a “theatrical performance” designed to protect the show.
The Ukraine Army said it had been subjected to thousands of attacks since the start of the shooting on May 8. Russia insisted that the ceasefire is being observed and accused Ukraine of hundreds of violations.
In the days before the proposed truce, Moscow and Kiev, a barrage of missile strikes.
Air flights were canceled throughout Russia, about 60,000 passengers left. In the wake of the Ukrainian bombing.
There are heavy restrictions in central Moscow, while Russia is preparing to celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
Russia says 27 world leaders attend the military parade, as thousands of forces will walk after the Kremlin and Moscow will display some of the latest weapons.
Voludmir Zelinsky of Ukraine earlier warned that he could not ensure the safety of anyone attending the event and urged heads of state not to travel to Moscow.
Mikhailo Samos, Ukrainian military analyst and director of the new Geological Geological Research Network, told the BBC that he believed that Ukraine will abandon attacking the show, largely due to the presence of foreign leaders.
But if Ukraine chooses to do so, this will be a legitimate military target, Samos said.
During his evening speech on Thursday, Zelinski said that Ukraine was “ready for a full ceasefire now.”
“But it must be real, there are no hundreds of attacks on the introduction,” he said in a video on X.
He called Russia to support the ceasefire and “prove their willingness to end the war.”
Ukraine accused Russia of violating its truce thousands of times because it was supposed to enter into force on Wednesday night.
On the second day of the armistice, Ukraine said that there were nearly 200 clashes along the confrontation line, eighteen Russian air strikes and about four thousand cases of bombing by the Russian forces.
In Primorsk, a village in the Zaburisvia area, a woman was said to have been killed after a Russian drone hit her car.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that all groups of Russian forces in Ukraine “have completely stopped combat operations and remained on the previously occupied lines and situations.” However, they were interacting in a “mirror -like” way with the violations of the Ukrainian forces.
Zelinski has repeatedly rejected Putin’s proposal as a “game” and called for a truce longer than at least 30 days, which is supported by Ukraine allies in Europe and the United States.
When writing on the social truth on Thursday, President Donald Trump reiterated the call for an unconditional ceasefire and warned of more sanctions on any party that failed to participate in it.
