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Lot of -- their troops on the ground are completely demoralized. they were promised, according to the military contracts, they have to get out of russia by 21st of may, so, i think that willen be a breaking point for many russian soldiers as russia has to break the contracts with them. >> maryan, great to get your perspective. >> thank you. cnn's matthew chance was at the victory parade in moscow and he has our report, but first, a reminder here, the kremlin has imposed strict laws limiting how journalists can talk about russia's presence in ukraine. >> reporter: this is how russia glorifies...

A barrage of missile strikes from fighter jets, ships, as well as submarines has hit the city in the past day. local officials report a shopping mall and two hotels have been struck with russian hypersonic missiles. at least one person is dead and several others are wounded. and this is the scene near ukraine's second-biggest city, kharkiv, and that is in the northeast. video posted on social media shows the aftermath of an attack on a civilian convoy that killed a number of people. you can see a baby stroller and an infant's car seat just among the wreckage there. it is not clear when the vid...

Places russians can legally enter finland, traffic is one-tenth what it was two years ago. and no apparent cross-border threat. the reverse, even. this young russian seeking finland's safety, an escape from putin's war. >> i think i will never come back to russia. >> reporter: really? >> yeah, probably. i don't want to die in ukraine. it's not, like, what i would like to do. >> reporter: it may look like a flimsy fence, but in a few days, when finland's parliament is expected to vote for nato membership, this wire and wood border could become part of a new iron curtain, keeping putin's ill int...

You column? nato could grow larger with f finland and sweden expected to seek joining. cnn's international diplomatic editor nic robertson has our report. >> reporter: through the trees to the left, russia. to the right, remote finnish farmhouses. through clearings, a glimpse of the flimsy fence following much of the 1,300-kilometer, 830-mile border that separates them. it's quite remarkable how open the border appears to be. we're not allowed to walk across the field, but the other side of the field, less than 100 yards, 100 meters away, it's a low, waist-high fence, a few wooden poles and so...

Done with that argument. and not only because of the invasion, but because they have shown all the world their philosophy. so, after the recent claims after mr. lavrov that hitler was jewish and biggest anti-semites are jews themselves, i think we are done with any arguments from russia that they have some moral authority in victory over nazis. >> you know, what we really did hear and it happened during, you know, the hours, we were live on this show, we had a very defiant president putin pretty much justifying his actions in ukraine, marion, but also doubling down. listening to this, to what ...