Page 29 - May 9th News Today

Thats right, officials here in ukraine really preparing citizens for what could come on monday, may 9th, which is russias victory day, a symbolic day for russia which under president putin has become a show of strength and military hardware. the mayor of kyiv has been urging residents to stay inside and take extra precautions from the 8th and the 9th of may because in the coming days, there could be an escalation of risk of shelling in all regions of ukraine or some sort of russian forces headin...

Annual victory day parade. every may 9th, commemorating the soviet defeat of nazi germany. its also a dramatic stage for the kremlin to showcase its military power and to celebrate it. im looking forward to its grand scale, says this moscow invite. we will show the power and strength of our country, he says. though who really needs a reminder? these are the latest brutal images from ukraine, where russia is continuing what it calls its special military operation. the kremlin says this is also a ...

Nightly news broadcast from may 9th, 1995, was from chechnya. its impossible to watch it now and not see nearly word for word an image for image the parallels to today. >> -- bombed out ruin. it took moscows army six weeks to blow it to betts, now russia soldiers patrol the city and most of the surrounding countryside. at night check in fighters -- positions in the mountains. thousands of civilians died here, were crews still find bodies in the rubble, one of groznys farmers cemeteries is reserv...

But likely for you to foint it out. >> i think thats very important for us to note. >> lick you sinted out, prooid how much will this move on the needle of the battleground? >> this is really symbolic. it is going to be in line of what the russians are doing on may 9th. the $20 billion hes trying to get through congress is really the signal to russia and the rest of the world that strategic weapon would be coming. >> artillery rep upons and a in additions will be all clear and. whats been delive...

Joins me now. jill, very good morning to you. lets talk what we can expect on that may 9th parade. i know for years you have been covering this. the significance probably has shifted maybe not. what do you think we can expect this year? >> i think its one of the most important times on may 9th for russia in a very long time because, isa, as you know, that holiday and it really is the biggest holiday in russia its filled with not contradictory but deep feelings of both victory because russia is c...

They have been placed in that school. she is listening to the minister of education there and talking with these children. she is trying to understand a bit more of what is happening as the refugee families are integrating into communities like bucharest and how they are being taken care of their. tomorrow, she traveled to the border where she will spend mothers day with some of the moms and children who escaped the violence in ukraines. >> we know that more civilians have been evacuated from th...

That the occupier keeps changing them. >> reporter: the russians and the allies, the separatists and the peoples republic are showing off their newly won territory. or at least the ruins they fought to seize. this commander points to massive crater just outside the azovstal plant. he says the borders of ukrainian soldiers are everywhere. we find more and more of them, he adds. amidst the ruins of mariupol, once a thriving city of 400,000 people, the new authorities are changing the road signs to...

Posi positions it took after the failed offensive two weeks ago. >> lot of attention being focused on and given to may 9th, of course. its victory day for russia. the fear is there president putin may take mariupol as a trophy. what do you have to say to that if that does endeed happen? >> mariupol was, is and always will be -- mariupol doesnt exist anymore. its another confirmation of the fact how professional ukrainian and mariupol defenders are.

On sunday, including tatiana, who was hiding underground for two months. im terribly worried about the civilians and wounded soldiers still there, she says. an adviser to president zelenskyy claimed the russians want to declare victory in mariupol by may 9th, when russia celebrates its defeat of the nazis in world war ii. russia denies the claim. as the battle rages for mariupols steel plant, those who fled wait and hope. anna is six months pregnant. i wanted my child to be born in mariupol, she...

Sanctions will stop this horrendous heinous assault on mariupol. just ten days ago putin when he met with his secretary of defense -- his minister of defense, excuse me, he said no more attacks, just dont let a fly get into that steel mill, right. i think that was the signal that were not going to fight. he changed that because he wants mariupol, i believe, before may 9th so that they have some kind of victory before that holiday and that i think is why youre seeing this asaul escalating the way...