Russia activated “Plan ‘Kovyor’” (Carpet Plan) again across all Moscow airports — a full shutdown of airspace, typically triggered by a threat like an unidentified drone or aircraft.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: Ukraine’s offer of a 30-day ceasefire still stands — a real chance for diplomacy. But Russia responds only with new strikes.

"War is a loss for everyone, including the aggressor. Justice will come — slowly, but inevitably."

He also praised Ukrainian military actions in Kursk & Belgorod.

🚨 Chaos expected in Moscow on May 9th — reports say all communication will be shut down from 9:00 to 13:00 for the parade. No internet, calls, or SMS will work during this time.

A full "digital vacuum" over the city.

❗️Kadyrov, Putin’s strongman in Chechnya: "The shaytans and terrorists in Kyiv don’t have much time left. They are criminals—but terrorists must be finished, like we did in the Chechen Republic."

No pope, yet.

❗️U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent called Putin a war criminal — but added:

“That’s the nature of diplomacy… sometimes you have to talk to both sides. We negotiated with Japan after WWII too.”

🇸🇰 Slovak PM Fico is furious after Estonia blocked his flight to Moscow for the May 9 parade.

“This is clearly a deliberate attempt to ruin my visit,” he ranted, complaining the delay wrecks his schedule.

His team is now scrambling to find another route.

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Serbian President Vučić has arrived on Red Square:

"It took me longer than Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin to reach Yalta — but that’s the world we live in now."

He praised Serbia’s independence in decision-making and its fight against fascism.

Preliminary reports: Pakistan has allegedly launched ballistic missile strikes on Amritsar airport, located in Punjab, northern India, near the border with Pakistan.

🇷🇺 The Kremlin has released footage showing how world leaders were received upon arrival in Moscow for the May 9 Victory Day parade.

Kremlin clowns now parroting their self-declared “3-day ceasefire” — which, according to them, has now come into force. Zelensky rejected it as theatre to protect their Victory Day parade.

Peskov warns any “non-reciprocity” from Kyiv will be met with force.

Good night, sleep well. See you tomorrow.

Good morning! 🌞

Russian losses per 08/05/25 reported by Ukraine's General Staff

+1200 men
+2 tanks
+10 AFVs
+50 artillery
+1 MLRS
+1 AD system
+141 UAVs

Ukraine shot down 20 Shahed drones and 6 decoy UAVs during Russia’s third attack wave on May 7 (14:30–20:30), launched from Millerovo, Russia.

All targets failed to hit — decoys were lost without consequences.

A single Russian Shahed drone caused tens of millions in damage to Chornobyl’s €1.5bn containment shelter — designed to keep the 1986 disaster sealed.

The strike blew a 15m² hole in the roof. Repairs may take years and will likely be funded by Western nations.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/russian-drone-strike-caused-tens-of-millions-worth-of-damage-to-chornobyl

Ukraine may ditch the US dollar and switch to the euro as its main currency, says Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshny.

With growing ties to Europe and a world trade order in flux, Kyiv is rethinking its financial anchors.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-considers-shift-dollar-euro-amid-geopolitical-realignments-2025-05-07/

A sudden fire broke out at the KAMAZ plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. The cause and potential consequences of the incident remain unknown.