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Overview
- Russia, which announced the move Monday, set a unilateral ceasefire for May 8–9 tied to Victory Day.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv received no formal offer from Moscow and declared a separate pause for May 5–6.
- The Russian Defense Ministry warned it would launch a massive missile strike on central Kyiv if Ukraine tries to disrupt the May 9 parade.
- The Kremlin scaled down this year’s Victory Day events for security, citing the threat of Ukrainian attacks on Moscow’s Red Square parade.
- Recent Ukrainian strikes have reached deep into Russia, with reports of hits on energy sites and a gas facility in Perm about 1,500 kilometers from Ukraine.