"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(T)he presence at the Victory Parade of a country that bombs cities, hospitals, and daycares, and which has caused the deaths and injuries of over a million people over three years, is a shame," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
"According to the participants of the performances, their goal is to remind the civilized world of the barbaric actions of Moscow, which for many years and decades has systematically violated international law," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
"I have great hope that an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached this weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 9, shortly before traveling to Kyiv alongside the leaders of France, Poland, and the U.K.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will arrive in Kyiv early on May 10.
The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
A residential building in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia, damaged during a reported Ukrainian drone attack against Russia on Sept. 10, 2024. (Astra/Telegram)
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on several Russia's regions overnight on Sept. 10, including Bryansk, Moscow, Tula, Kaluga, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol, Voronezh, as well as the Krasnodar Krai region.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that 144 Ukrainian drones were downed overnight, potentially ranking it among the largest strikes throughout the war. The highest number of drones – 72 – was reportedly downed over Bryansk Oblast, followed by Moscow Oblast (20) and Kursk Oblast (14).
Moscow Oblast Governor Andrey Vorobyov said a 46-year-old woman was killed, and three other civilians were injured in the drone attack in the town of Ramenskoye. The town is located 46 kilometers southeast of Moscow.
The Kyiv Independent cannot verify the claim, and Ukraine has not yet commented on the alleged attack.
A residential building on fire in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, Russia, following a reported drone attack on Sept. 10, 2024. (Mash/Telegram)
Videos of purported explosions heard over Bryansk Oblast were posted on social media by local residents around 12:30 a.m. local time.
Later in the night, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also claimed that over a dozen drones had been shot down over Moscow Oblast en route to the capital.
Sobyanin reported that emergency services are responding to a fire on the 11th and 12th floors of a residential building in Ramenskoye. Downed debris was also found near Zhukovsky International Airport, some 36 kilometers (22 miles) southeast of central Moscow.
Over 30 international and domestic flights, initially scheduled for departure between 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. local time, were delayed at Vnukovo Airport because of the attack. Moscow Oblast's Domodedovo airport was shut down in the early hours of Sept. 10.
In Tula Oblast, two drones were reportedly downed, with debris falling on an energy facility. There were no injuries or supply disruptions, according to Russian state media reports.
Kateryna Denisova
