Parades will take place Tuesday in Russia’s largest cities, Moscow and St. Regional officials cited “security concerns” or vaguely referred to “the current situation.” Russian media counted at least 21 Russian cities that canceled military parades marking Victory Day celebrations for the first time in years. − Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY Victory Day parades canceled across much of Russia "It may or may not present opportunities for Russia to do testing on it, and to look for vulnerabilities," said Colin Smith, an expert on the Russian military at the RAND Corp., a non-partisan think tank. The tanks are being modified to remove sensitive technology that otherwise could fall into the hands of Russian forces, a necessary precaution in case the Russians capture one of the vehicles and exploit them for intelligence, U.S. Ukraine is gearing up for an expected spring counteroffensive in its war with Russia, but U.S.-supplied Abrams tanks are months from reaching the front lines.
Abrams tanks being stripped of sensitive technology "If the relevant reports are true, then the European side may seriously violate trust and cooperation with China, exacerbate the split and confrontation in the world," the diplomat said. A new, 11th package of sanctions that includes sanctions against several Chinese companies could be discussed Wednesday at a meeting of EU ambassadors, the Financial Times reports. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, speaking at a briefing Monday, said trust between the EU and China will be destroyed if Brussels imposes sanctions on Chinese companies accused of helping Russia.
Beijing chafes at EU plan to sanction Chinese businessesĪ European Union proposal to sanction Chinese businesses supporting Moscow’s war efforts − a first since Russia's invasion began more than 14 months ago − is drawing stiff opposition in Beijing. ∙ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Kyiv on Tuesday and meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to "reaffirm the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine," the commission's press service reported. About 90 ships reportedly are awaiting Russian inspections.
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∙ Russia has halted registration and inspections of the incoming fleet of ships seeking to transport Ukraine grain under a U.N.-mediated initiative, Ukraine officials said Monday. Officials in the city also lifted a ban on flying the Ukraine flag at the sites. ∙The Berlin Higher Administrative Court threw out permits that would have allowed the flags of Russia and the Soviet Union to be displayed at a Soviet war memorial in Berlin. ∙The evacuations ordered by the Russia-backed governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia province, Yegeny Balitsky, Balitsky on Friday ordered civilians to leave 18 Russian-occupied communities, including Enerhodar, home to most of the plant staff. International Atomic Energy Agency officials have tried to persuade the combatants to establish a security zone around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. ∙ Anxiety about the safety of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was growing after the Moscow-installed governor of the Ukrainian region ordered civilian evacuations, raising fears that fighting in the area would intensify.
Our task is to prevent this," Ukrainian ground forces commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said after visiting the front line near Bakhmut. "The Russians still hope to capture the city by May 9. It also came as Russian forces claimed the Ukraine city of Bakhmut, a focus of the fighting for months, could soon fall. The assault came as Moscow enforced tight security on the eve of traditional Victory Day commemorations in Red Square marking the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II. In the Solomensky district, 15 trucks and five cars were damaged. A gas pipe also was hit, igniting a blaze that was doused when the gas was turned off.Įlsewhere, Russian shelling of 127 targets across northern, southern and eastern parts of Ukraine killed four civilians, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.
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In Kyiv's Svyatoshinsky district, the facade of a high-rise residential building was damaged and windows were shattered. Debris fell onto roads, damaging at least seven cars, the city administration said. The drone attack was the most severe assault on Ukraine's capital since the start of the war, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. A Russian air assault on Kyiv was swatted aside Monday when the Ukraine military shot down all 35 Iranian-made drones, but their fiery, shattered remnants injured residents and damaged vehicles, the Ukraine Air Force said.Īir raid alarms sounded for more than three hours in the pre-dawn hours across Kyiv.
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