9 May Archives - Euromaidan Press

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Frontline report

Frontline report: Ukraine just walked through Russia’s “impenetrable” border ahead of Putin’s favourite holiday

Moscow faces an excruciating choice: abandon key positions to protect Russian pride on May 9, or commit valuable reserves to a Ukrainian trap specifically designed to bite down when it hurts most.

byReporting from Ukraine

Trump’s plan: Give Putin Crimea, then watch the tanks roll toward Tallinn

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Analysis

Who owns Victory Day? As Trump and Putin clash over power, Ukraine holds the receipt

As Putin and Trump scramble to claim WWII’s victory, Ukraine’s one-day switch threatens to dismantle the myth that fueled Moscow's global power for 80 years.

byOksana Ostapchuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russians who committed Bucha atrocities will shout about Nazi crimes on “parade of fear”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked Victory Day with a stark message: Russia today has become the evil it once claimed to defeat, an evil that must be resisted militarily, diplomatically, and economically before history repeats itself again.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2025

Russia’s deadly innovations ahead of sacred holiday cost 40% of all casualties in Pokrovsk

The city's once-populated districts are deserted now. Most apartments are uninhabitable, and the streets are dangerously littered with burnt and damaged cars, while unexploded ordnance is scattered on the ground.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

“He comes back for more”: Inside Putin’s three-day ceasefire trap that Ukraine wisely rejected

This move is part of a bigger plan to dominate Ukraine and challenge Europe.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

InformNapalm: FSB allegedly preparing false flag terror attacks during 9 May parades to blame Ukraine

Sources suggest attacks may hit Khabarovsk, Ulan-Ude.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Victory at any cost: Moscow will drain its people to feed front, expert says

As Russia ramps up its propaganda machine ahead of 9 May celebrations, military expert Serhii Hrabskyi warns that the Kremlin will go to extreme lengths to sustain its war effort — even at the expense of its own people.

byOlena Mukhina

A municipal bus in Russia with a prominent pro-war propaganda message combining the Russian military invasion force's ID mark "Z" and a hashtag "#ProudForRussia" (Photo: gorod-812.ru)

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Latest news Ukraine

ISW: Russia expands “anti-Nazi” rhetoric beyond Ukraine to further militarize Russian society

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently accused the EU of promoting "neo-Nazi ideology" after EU officials recommended boycotting Russia's Victory Day Parade on 9 May as the Kremlin uses Soviet victory over Nazi Germany to justify current invasion.

byVira Kravchuk