Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea:

Crimea and Sevastopol decided not to hold parades on May 9 and festive demonstrations on May 1 for security reasons.

Russian Lancet kamikaze UAV strike on yet another Polish-supplied Ukrainian Krab 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer near Bakhmut.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov:

Leaked U.S. documents may be fake, a deliberate stuffing.

Reuters:

Iran has used earthquake relief flights to bring weapons and military equipment into its strategic ally Syria.

CIA Director William Burns

Russia risks becoming an "economic colony" of China as its isolation from the West deepens after the invasion of Ukraine.

South Korea reached an agreement last month to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155mm artillery shells that could give Washington greater flexibility to supply Ukraine with ammunition.

Serbia denies reports that Belgrade had supplied weapons to Kyiv, calling them “lies”.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

Russia believes Odesa will be able to become free from neo-Nazis.