Klitschko: The number of victims in the capital has increased to 8. Another woman was hospitalized. Three children were previously hospitalized.

Thus, four victims have been hospitalized so far. Four were treated on the spot by medics.

Putin instructed the Russian Defense Ministry to identify targets in Kyiv for the Oreshnik strike, — Russian media

Xi and Putin are reviving stalled talks on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline.

The long-delayed project would boost Russian gas exports to China as Moscow scrambles to replace lost European markets post-Ukraine invasion.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/china-and-russia-put-stalled-gas-pipeline-on-moscow-talks-agenda

Confirmed: India has lost at least one Rafale fighter jet. Wreckage with serial number BS-001 — the first Indian Dassault Rafale EH — was found in Bathinda, backing Pakistan’s claim.

A Russian (de)motorized assault squad tried to race through a minefield and reach Ukrainian positions.

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🇦🇿🇷🇺 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will not attend the May 9 Victory Day events in Moscow. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Aliyev canceled due to domestic events honoring Heydar Aliyev.

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https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1024599

Usual evening in Russia

🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones pose a serious threat to Moscow. It would be a major embarrassment if they struck Moscow during the May 9th Victory Day parade. While the city is well-defended, there are still vulnerabilities, SPIEGEL writes.

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/russland-tag-des-sieges-am-9-mai-in-moskau-sorge-vor-ukrainischen-drohnen-a-b0eb65a9-eb63-4ac7-9dc9-731ffa913536

A large-scale air battle took place between India and Pakistan on the night of May 7, involving 125 fighter jets, which exchanged missile strikes from their airspace, — CNN , citing Pakistani sources

Pakistan claimed to have shot down five Indian aircraft, but there is only confirmed data on one fighter jet shot down in Kashmir, possibly an Indian Air Force Rafale.

Analysts warn that Pakistan's claims may be exaggerated, and some of the debris videos appear to be old. Pakistan's air defenses were breached, but India likely suffered losses as well. Details remain unclear due to the "fog of war."

Lieutenant of the AFU, call sign "Alex," reports: No ceasefire on the Pokrovsk front. Infantry assaults continue relentlessly, with no breaks in between. The fight is ongoing.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reports/complains Ukraine didn’t stop fighting during Putin’s “ceasefire” — as if Ukraine ever agreed to his PR stunt.

Declaring a fake truce and whining when no one obeys it is peak Kremlin delusion.

When traitors meet in Moscow. Look at them laughing.

🇨🇳 Xi Jinping, after meeting with Putin, repeated Kremlin-style talking points on Ukraine—calling for addressing the "root causes of the crisis" and pushing for a "just and lasting peace acceptable to all sides" through dialogue. No mention of Russia’s invasion.

Kremlin narrative 101.

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/zyxw/202505/t20250509_11617799.shtml

Russian butchers loaded the donkey as much as they could, the bags dragged on the ground, the animal suffered from explosions. To the last Russian and donkey, as Putin commanded, but they won't show it at the parade.