Russia celebrates May 9th with a military parade and Kremlin chief Putin. Zelenskyi objects to Russia’s “appropriated” victory over Nazi Germany
- Putin addresses the people: president Wladimir Putin draws parallels to the victory over Nazi Germany on May 8th.
- Slimmed down military parade: The celebrations of Russia on May 9th and the victory over Nazi Germany in Moscow fall due to Ukraine war smaller this year.
- Military parade in Moscow: All information about the celebrations in the middle of Ukraine conflict on May 9, 2022 you can read in our ticker.
+++ 10.00 a.m.: With a view to the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of the danger of a new world war. Everything must be done to prevent “a repeat of the horrors of global war,” Putin said Monday in his speech during a military parade commemorating the end of World War II in Moscow. At the same time, he justified the military operation in Ukraine, which serves to defend Russia from an “unacceptable threat”.
On May 9, Zelenskyi speaks of Russian “appropriated” the victory over Nazi Germany
+++ 9.40 a.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has banned Russia’s “appropriation” of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. “Today we celebrate the Day of Victory over National Socialism,” said Zelenskyj in a video message on Monday. “We are proud of our ancestors who defeated National Socialism together with other nations in the anti-Hitler coalition.”
“And we will not allow anyone to appropriate this victory,” Zelenskyy said. “We won then. We will win now.”
Putin on May 9 at military parade in Russia: new military target issued
+++ 9.35 a.m.: The Russian leadership has canceled the air show at the Moscow military parade. “The aerial part will not take place because of the weather,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the state news agency TASS on Monday. Originally, 77 planes and helicopters were supposed to take part in the military parade.
+++ 9.30 a.m.: The speech ends with the Russian national anthem. Putin has not announced any concrete actions and has changed his narrative. He referred to the unity of the nation, commemorated the victims and formulated Ukraine as a “satellite state” of the USA. Putin always referred to the “liberation of the Donbass”, and Ukraine as a whole was hardly mentioned as the scene of his war of aggression. If you follow the speech, Putin’s goal is limited – to the east of Ukraine. Putin has not questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Putin on May 9 at the military parade in Russia: invocation of cohesion
+++ 09.20 a.m.: Putin addresses Russian armed forces and the “fighters in Donbass”. They would fight for the future, at the same time he bowed to those who died in the “brutal shelling by the Nazis”. The Kremlin boss emphasizes the “just fight” for Russia. A minute’s silence is observed. Putin speaks of the families of the soldiers who would be supported. Russia’s enemies want to “split” the country, which didn’t work. The force would consist of fighters “from many nations”.
+++ 09.10 a.m.: The military parade has begun in Moscow. Thousands of soldiers march on Red Square. Now Vladimir Putin’s speech begins. He congratulates on the “Day of the Great Victory”. Such days were always sacred. Putin speaks of a Ukrainian “military provocation”, of arms deliveries from the West, of the threat to Russia from “Bandera supporters”.
May 9th Military Parade: Parades have started
+++ 08.15 a.m.: 77 years after the end of the Second World War, Russia celebrated the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany with the first military parades in the far east of the country. On the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka, on the island of Sakhalin, in the Pacific city of Vladivostok and in other places, hundreds of soldiers took part in parades commemorating the Great Patriotic War. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow published numerous photos on Monday – in Vladivostok the World War II tanks from the T-34 also drove in the column.
Twenty-eight parades were planned across the country, with by far the largest being in the capital Moscow at 9:00 a.m. local time (10:00 a.m. CEST).
Military parade on May 9 in Russia: Putin’s speech is expected
Update from Monday, May 9th, 6:35 a.m.: Russia holds its traditional military parade (08:00 CEST) on Monday in the capital Moscow to commemorate the end of World War II and the victory over Nazi Germany. Thousands of soldiers are said to march across Moscow’s Red Square for the occasion, followed by tanks and rocket launchers and fighter jets flying overhead. President Vladimir Putin is expected to give a speech.
In it, he could also make new announcements related to Ukraine. Among other things, a general mobilization is feared.
Military parade on May 9th: “Like 1945, victory will be ours”
+++ 5.38 p.m.: During the exercises for the military parade on May 9th in Moscow, one thing becomes clear: the Z symbol is omnipresent. As a photo shows, a group of fighter jets will fly in a Z formation over Red Square in Moscow. According to the Moscow Times, even more planes are taking part in the parade this year than last year.
+++ 1.35 p.m.: With regard to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown himself to be confident of victory and has drawn parallels with the Second World War. “Like 1945, victory will be ours,” Putin said on Sunday. “Today, like their ancestors, our soldiers fight shoulder to shoulder to liberate their homeland from the Nazi filth.”
“Unfortunately, today Nazism is raising its head again,” the Russian president said in a passage addressed to Ukrainians. “Our sacred duty is to prevent the ideological heirs of those who have been defeated” from getting “their revenge.” He wished all residents of Ukraine a “peaceful and just future”.
Moscow is preparing for a military parade on May 9th – pictures from the Russian capital
+++ 1.10 p.m.: At the military parade marking the anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, 2,000 fewer soldiers are expected than last year due to the ongoing war of aggression from Russia against Ukraine. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the number of military vehicles was reduced by a third this year. According to the Russian news portal The Moscow Times, which is critical of the Kremlin, the reason given by international observers is the massive losses suffered by the Russian military in the Ukraine war.
According to forecasts, however, the symbolism that justifies the Russian armed forces’ war of aggression against Ukraine and propagates it as successful could be all the clearer. For example, an air show is expected in which Russian military jets will form the letter “Z”, which has been a pro-war symbol since the beginning of the war. “Speeches will focus on demonstrating parallels between the fight against Nazi Germany and Russia’s ‘sole’ engagement against a Nazi movement in Ukraine,” predicts Allyson Edwards, a researcher on Russian politics at Britain’s University of Warwick .
Update from Sunday, May 8th, 7:35 a.m: Putin wants to speak at the traditional big military parade in Moscow on Monday, the Russian “Day of Victory” over Nazi Germany. He is expected to set the course for the two-and-a-half-month war against Ukraine. As a result, fears of increased Russian airstrikes in connection with the Moscow holiday are growing in Ukraine. In cities close to the front, such as Odessa, a curfew is to apply for two days.
Update from Saturday, May 7th, 10:14 am: Preparations in Moscow for the May 9 military parade are in full swing. The date marks one of the country’s most important holidays. This year, the traditional military parade through Moscow due to the war in Ukraine will become the “most watched parade in years,” according to Moscow Times experts. Hundreds of soldiers and several tanks can be seen in pictures from the capital.
May 9th in Russia: Will Putin officially declare a state of war?
Erstmeldung vom 06. Mai: Moscow – The spectacle is well known. Every year on May 9, on the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Hitler’s Germany, Russia showcases its military might. In the year of the Ukraine war the day has a special meaning for Vladimir Putin and the nation.
The President’s speech on Red Square in Moscow is awaited with great excitement. For a long time, experts thought that Putin was the war in the Ukraine will be declared over on May 9th. But Putin’s military is still a long way from success. As a precaution, Russia’s foreign minister has already rejected any speculation: “Our military will not artificially align its actions with any date,” Sergey Lavrov recently told the Italian television channel Mediaset.
Another option sounds more likely. Putin could officially declare war on Ukraine and order general mobilization. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace even suspects that Putin wants to declare the campaign in Ukraine a global war against “Nazis”. The only thing that is certain is that Putin USA and the Nato will warn against attacks on Russia.
May 9th in Russia: Moscow wants to present new rocket launchers at a military parade
Military parades are planned for May 9 in 28 Russian cities. At the country’s largest march in Moscow, 11,000 soldiers are to march, tanks, rockets and the latest war equipment are to be presented. “For the first time, modern Tornado-G multiple rocket launchers with a caliber of 122 millimeters and equipped with automatic control and fire control systems will roll across Red Square in the motorized column,” announced Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, according to a report by the Interfax agency.
At an air show, fighter jets, long-distance bombers and the Ilyushin Il-80 known as the “doomsday plane”. rising up. The flying command post is designed for use in the event of a nuclear war, should the command centers on the ground no longer function. (cs/ktho/dpa)