Ukraine<\/a> by the Kremlin’s forces killed four civilians, officials said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe bombardments came as Moscow enforced tight security on the eve of traditional Red Square commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian media counted at least 21 Russian cities that canceled military parades \u2014 the staple of Victory Day celebrations across Russia \u2014 on May 9 for the first time in years. Regional officials cited \u201csecurity concerns\u201d or vaguely referred to \u201cthe current situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parades will go ahead in Russia\u2019s largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. But the use of drones has been banned in both cities ahead of Victory Day. In St. Petersburg, which is often referred to as \u201cnorthern Venice\u201d for its network of rivers and canals, using jet skis in certain parts of the city has also been prohibited until May 10. In the Russian capital, car sharing services have been temporarily barred from the city center \u2014 drivers will not be able to start or finish rides there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five people in the capital were injured by falling drone debris, according to Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration. Air raid alarms sounded for more than three hours during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drone wreckage struck a two-story apartment building in Kyiv\u2019s western Svyatoshynskyi district, while other debris struck a car parked nearby, setting it on fire, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a Telegram post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facing economic sanctions and limits on its supply chains due to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has routinely turned to Iranian Shahed drones to bolster its firepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian shelling of 127 targets across northern, southern and eastern parts of Ukraine killed three civilians, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kremlin\u2019s forces used tanks, drones, mortars, warplanes, multiple rocket launchers and surface-to-air missiles to bombard Ukraine, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian long-range bombers launched up to eight cruise missiles at Ukraine\u2019s southern Odesa region, authorities said. One person was killed and three wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the Soviet-era cruise missiles fired against the Odesa region self-destructed or fell into the sea before reaching their targets, according to Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuri Ihnat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, six Russian rockets also struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk during the night, a regional official reported Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The missiles targeted the city\u2019s industrial zone and caused no casualties, Donetsk regional governor Petro Kyrylenko said in a Telegram post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 9 is normally a bank holiday in Ukraine, too, but not this year, because of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he had sent a draft bill to parliament proposing a Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II on May 8 and a Day of Europe on May 9, further distancing Kyiv from Moscow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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