SouthTex99 said:
Yes send some love to Moscow just to keep occupied but should be plenty of gaps for heavy damage on key targets outside Moscow.
Rossticus said:"Air defense rings around Moscow are being reinforced by pulling systems from the regions - the Russian Federation cares more about the parade than the entire country. This opens up additional opportunities for our long-range sanctions. Our corresponding priorities will be… pic.twitter.com/pRak90MIiF
— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) May 6, 2026
I don't think they target the parade. But don't dismiss the strategic value of having a couple key landmarks hit while the Moscow public watches. Exposing a strongman as being weak is what encourages conspirators to initiate a coup.Waffledynamics said:
There is no strategic benefit to attacking the parade, as much as I would love to see that. Would rather they stick it to exposed assets.
❗️The US moved to remove Ukraine from the list of countries facing arms import restrictions, Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna said. The change would allow case-by-case ATF review for Ukrainian firearms imports instead of automatic rejection. #Ukraine
— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) May 7, 2026
⚡️ Fact-check: No, a Ukrainian drone didn't hit a passenger train in Latvia.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 7, 2026
Anonymous accounts have used a video of a train fire from earlier this week to claim a Ukrainian drone struck a Latvian railway. Latvian authorities have refuted the claim as deliberate disinformation.…
Russian historian Yuri Pivovarov, April 2026:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 7, 2026
"I know nothing in Russia’s military history more disgraceful or more shameful than the current war. This is a Great Patriotic War of the Ukrainian people against an invader. Unfortunately, the invaders are our [Russian] people." pic.twitter.com/C7yyyQg8lh
Rossticus said:Russian historian Yuri Pivovarov, April 2026:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 7, 2026
"I know nothing in Russia’s military history more disgraceful or more shameful than the current war. This is a Great Patriotic War of the Ukrainian people against an invader. Unfortunately, the invaders are our [Russian] people." pic.twitter.com/C7yyyQg8lh
txags92 said:Rossticus said:Russian historian Yuri Pivovarov, April 2026:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 7, 2026
"I know nothing in Russia’s military history more disgraceful or more shameful than the current war. This is a Great Patriotic War of the Ukrainian people against an invader. Unfortunately, the invaders are our [Russian] people." pic.twitter.com/C7yyyQg8lh
Dude better stay on the ground floor away from windows for a while.
txags92 said:Rossticus said:Russian historian Yuri Pivovarov, April 2026:
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 7, 2026
"I know nothing in Russia’s military history more disgraceful or more shameful than the current war. This is a Great Patriotic War of the Ukrainian people against an invader. Unfortunately, the invaders are our [Russian] people." pic.twitter.com/C7yyyQg8lh
Dude better stay on the ground floor away from windows for a while.
Magyar 😎🇺🇦
— MAKS 25 🇺🇦👀 (@Maks_NAFO_FELLA) May 7, 2026
🔥Buk-M3
🔥Buk-M3
🔥Strela-10
🔥Railway tanks with fuel and lubricants
🔥Fuel and lubricants warehouse
🔥UAV control points
🔥Fuel and lubricants warehouse and accumulation of personnel and equipment
🔥Underground fuel and lubricants storage pic.twitter.com/wkwtrcx9w9
The Kremlin has revoked accreditation for several foreign media outlets that were set to broadcast the May 9th Parade in Moscow.
— Status-6 (War & Military News) (@Archer83Able) May 7, 2026
According to SPIEGEL, this is the first time in history of Victory Day celebrations that foreign media initially received accreditation from the… pic.twitter.com/Xssu8nywzy
Russian television has broadcast potential targets for a "retaliatory strike" on Kyiv if the Moscow parade is disrupted. The list includes the Verkhovna Rada, the government quarter, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Office of the President, and nearby embassies. pic.twitter.com/YXu2cL3eqe
— WarTranslated (@wartranslated) May 7, 2026
If would be crazy if instead of striking Moscow, during the May 9th parade, Ukraine 🇺🇦 had spent months stockpiling dozens of Flamingo cruise missiles and destroyed the Yelabuga drone factory while Putin was in the middle of his speech pic.twitter.com/jWI0nUiGmI
— Ukraine Battle Map (@ukraine_map) May 7, 2026