Russia’s president used the celebration of victory in World War II to highlight the resources he has to keep fighting in Ukraine.

In Kharkiv Oblast, at least five people were wounded in a series of artillery and FPV drone strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure in the villages of Velyki Prokhody and Derhachi, as well as in the city of Kupyansk,

As the clock approached the time the Kremlin said its guns would fall silent for three days, the men at the National Guard monitoring center in eastern Ukraine had absolutely no faith in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken center stage at Russia’s Victory Day parade on Friday, surrounding himself by friendly world leaders in a highly choreographed show designed to show the Western world that Russia is far from isolated.

Donald Trump has called on Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky to end the conflict in Ukraine, proposing a 30-day ceasefire. The US President emphasised that his appeal is directed at both sides of the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to "get this war ended" in Ukraine as he pushes for a 30-day ceasefire.