Russia Threatens 'Massive Missile Attack' on Kyiv If Ukraine Disrupts Victory Day Commemorations
Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv to evacuate the city, threatening a 'massive' missile attack if Ukraine disrupted commemorations of World War II Victory Day. The warning came amid ongoing cross-border attacks that injured 13 in Bryansk and one in Dnipro. Ukraine did not immediately respond to the threats.
Where Sources Diverge
Al-Jazeera and France24 report the threat as a potential retaliatory strike if Ukraine disrupts commemorations, while RTE and Rferl emphasize the possibility of a 'massive' missile attack.
Moscow threatens retaliatory strikes if Ukraine attacks Russia during Victory Day commemorations.
Russia has warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend.
Russia warned Kyiv-based diplomats and representatives of international organizations to prepare to evacuate the Ukrainian capital, saying its forces would launch a 'massive' missile attack against the city if Ukraine disrupted its May 9 World War II commemorations.
Tass reports the Russian Foreign Ministry called on foreign states to evacuate their diplomats from Kiev, while another Tass article mentions the Russian Foreign Ministry's appeal to take defense ministry statements with utmost responsibility.
Russian Foreign Ministry called on foreign states to evacuate their diplomats from Kiev.
Russian Foreign Ministry, in a circular note addressed to all diplomatic missions and representations accredited in Russia, once again appealed with an urgent call to take the defense ministry’s statements with the utmost responsibility.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry, in a circular note addressed to all diplomatic missions and representations accredited in Russia, once again appealed with an urgent call to take the defense ministry’s statements with the utmost responsibility, Yury Ushakov said
Russia has warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend, as attacks from both sides continue.
Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend, as attacks from both sides continued into Thursday. Russia did not elaborate on its threat, and Ukraine did not immediately respond. Russia and Ukraine traded strikes on Thursday, wounding 13 people in the Russian border city of Bryansk and one person in Ukraine’s Dnipro, officials from both sides said. Russia marks World War II Victory Day each year on...
Russia warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv on Wednesday to evacuate the city ahead of Moscow's World War II Victory Day celebrations, threatening retaliatory strikes if Ukraine disrupts commemorations tied to the May 9 military parade in Red Square.
Russia warned Kyiv-based diplomats and representatives of international organizations to prepare to evacuate the Ukrainian capital, saying its forces would launch a "massive" missile attack against the city if Ukraine disrupted its May 9 World War II commemorations.
Moscow threatens retaliatory strikes if Ukraine attacks Russia during Victory Day commemorations.
Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that on May 4, 2026, the Defense Ministry issued an official statement "in connection with the threats of the Kiev regime to strike Moscow on a sacred holiday for all Russians - Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War