While Moscow will welcome a large military parade on Friday in the presence of Vladimir Putin and about twenty foreign leaders, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, Ukraine launched on the night of Monday, May 6, a new massive drones attack against Russia on Monday, May 6, targeting the capital. The functioning of several airports has been disrupted, some temporarily closing their tracks.
For his part, US President Donald Trump, who is still trying to reach a peace agreement, said on Monday after an exchange with his Turkish counterpart which he counted “working with President Erdogan to end the ridiculous but deadly war between Russia and Ukraine”.
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⇒ Russia targeted by more than a hundred Ukrainian drones
⇒ At least 6 dead on both sides of the front in bombings and drone attacks
⇒ Donald Trump wants to “work” with Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the war in Ukraine
Russia targeted by more than a hundred Ukrainian drones
Ukraine launched overnight Monday to Tuesday more than a hundred drones on Russian territory, targeting Moscow in particular and disturbing the operation of a dozen airports, the Russian authorities said three days before the commemorations of victory over Nazi Germany. The mayor of the capital Sergei Sobianine said that 19 drones aimed at it had been intercepted by the anti -aircraft defense. In total, Russia was targeted overnight by 105 Ukrainian drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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-Four capital airports, Chérémétiévo, Domodedovo, Vnoukovo and Joukovski imposed temporary operating restrictions during the night, some temporarily closing their tracks, according to the Russian agency responsible for civil aviation, Rosaviatsia. The functioning of several other Russian airports had to temporarily interrupted, notably in several large cities on the Volga such as Nijni Novgorod, Samara, Saratov or Volgograd. The governors of the southern regions of Voronej and Penza indicated that respectively 18 and 10 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted in their territory, without making victims.
During the night from Sunday to Monday already, Russia had indicated that it had intercepted an attack of drones aimed at Moscow, rarely targeted and where life remains almost normal despite the large -scale offensive launched in February 2022 by the Russian army in Ukraine.
Russian bombings and Ukrainian drone attacks: at least 6 dead on both sides of the front
Russian bombings in eastern Ukraine left at least three dead on Monday according to kyiv, while attacks by Ukrainian drones in the Russian region of Koursk killed three Russian civilians, according to its acting governor, Alexandre Khinsteïn.
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Russia said it would observe a three-day ceasefire from May 8 to 10, during the commemorations of victory over Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Ukraine has not clearly said if it intended to follow this truce announced by President Vladimir Putin. His Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky denounced an “attempted manipulation”, kyiv wishing to obtain an “immediate” and “global”, without conditions.
Donald Trump wants to “work” with Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the war in Ukraine
Donald Trump intends to “work with the president (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan to end the ridiculous but deadly war between Russia and Ukraine,” he said on Monday after a telephone exchange with his Turkish counterpart. The American president said he had a “very good and productive telephone conversation” with the Turkish leader, who also focused on “Syria, Gaza and more”. The Turkish president thanked Donald Trump for “his approach to ending wars”, according to a statement from the Turkish presidency.
Turkey, a member of NATO, took part in meetings of the European and British Allies in Ukraine. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed several times to welcome peace negotiations in his country. The Turkish head of state also maintains contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the two leaders have for example dialogued recently about an agreement on security in the Black Sea.
