{"id":1163,"date":"2026-05-07T11:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kremlins-chilling-warning-to-kyiv-in-countdown-to-moscow-wwii-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:36:37","slug":"kremlins-chilling-warning-to-kyiv-in-countdown-to-moscow-wwii-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kremlins-chilling-warning-to-kyiv-in-countdown-to-moscow-wwii-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin&#8217;s chilling warning to Kyiv in countdown to Moscow WWII celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_cd6cce\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s aides warn of revenge attacks targeting Kyiv foreign HQs if Ukraine assaults Moscow&#8217;s crucial Victory Day Parade celebrations at the weekend<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123034\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russia attacks Kramatorsk, Ukraine\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Russian strike on Kramatorrsk, Ukraine\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Russian strike on Kramatorrsk, Ukraine<cite aria-label=\"Image: The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate\/AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: The 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Kremlin has <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-putin-warning-37121636\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">warned Kyiv embassies and &#8216;decision-making centres&#8217; to evacuate<!-- --><\/a> in case President Vladimir Putin orders a massive revenge strike if Kyiv attacks Russia&#8217;s key Saturday Victory Day Parade.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It came as <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ukraine\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> launched almost 350 drone attacks across 20 Russian regions in a major overnight <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/russian-warship-shadowed-whole-month-37119006\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">assault on Russia<\/a>. Central to Kyiv\u2019s onslaught was an attack on a Moscow military hub as explosions were hears throughout the country last night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It followed a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/zelensky-warns-revenge-hits-out-37111815\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">warning earlier in the week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <\/a>that his troops would seek revenge attacks for Moscow\u2019s killing of civilians. Zelensky told Putin he would order a \u201cmirror-like\u201d response for a brutal double-tap strike by <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/russia\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Russia<\/a> targeting rescuers attending a burning building.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37123029\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123029\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.62\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russian leader Putin plots 'revenge'\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37123029.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-met-with-Kamaz-CEO-Sergey-Kogogin-Russia-Russian-Federation-05.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"'Revenge' threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">&#8216;Revenge&#8217; threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin<cite aria-label=\"Image: Russian Foreign Ministry's official\/APAImages\/Shutterstock\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Russian Foreign Ministry&#8217;s official\/APAImages\/Shutterstock)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_8b4018\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37120187\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/donald-trump-iran-war-threat-37120187\" tabindex=\"0\">Donald Trump threatens bombs will &#8216;restart&#8217; if Iran war peace deal is not struck<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_8b4018\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37119006\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/russian-warship-shadowed-whole-month-37119006\" tabindex=\"0\">Russian warship shadowed for whole MONTH prowling off UK shores<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It happened during the countdown to Moscow\u2019s much-celebrated Victory Day ceremony during which the Kremlin marks the defeat of WWII Nazi Germany. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged diplomats to evacuate from Kyiv ahead of a Russian &#8220;retaliatory strike on decision-making centres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She predicted a Kyiv attack on Moscow\u2019s parade as \u2018inevitable\u2019 and warned that: &#8220;if Kyiv carries out its criminal plans during the Victory Day celebrations, strikes will be launched, including on decision-making centres. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the authorities of your country\/the leadership of your organisation to treat this statement with the utmost responsibility and ensure the advance evacuation of staff of diplomatic and other missions, as well as citizens, from the city of Kyiv due to the inevitability of a retaliatory strike on Kyiv.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37123035\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123035\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.59\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russia under attack  - Cheboksary military plant\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_PAY-Cheboksary-attack-1-east2west-news.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ukraine bombards Russian Cheboksary military plant\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ukraine bombards Russian Cheboksary military plant<cite aria-label=\"Image: Social media\/east2west news\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Social media\/east2west news)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThis includes on decision-making centres, by Russian <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/armed-forces\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Armed Forces<\/a> in the event that the Kyiv regime carries out its criminal terrorist intentions during the days marking the Great Victory.&#8221; As many as 347 Ukrainian drones hit targets across 20 Russian regions, including on and around Moscow, Bryansk, Tver, Rostov, Samara, and Tula.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">War has raged since Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/vladimir-putin\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> gave the order in February 2022 for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Moscow. Within weeks Russian forces were beaten back but they have occupied increasingly larger territories in the Donbas region in the country\u2019s east.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37123049\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123049\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.46\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ukraine's energy plants under attack by Kremlin\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-103113.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Russia attacks Ukraine's energy infrastructure\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Russia attacks Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This built upon Russia\u2019s 2014 invasion of Crimea following the Maidan protests in Kyiv which led to the ousting of the pro-Moscow leader and the arrival of President <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/volodymyr-zelensky\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>. Russia has lost well over one million troops to death or injury in the war but have exacted a huge price on Ukraine\u2019s civilians and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bu they have been accused of thousands of war-crimes, including murder, torture and rape of Ukraine\u2019s civilians throughout the conflict. The Kremlin has made efforts to call for a ceasefire to protect their Victory Day Parade but it was not agreed upon.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37123048\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123048\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.33\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia sparks fire\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Rescue workers in Ukraine fight blaze after attack\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Rescue workers in Ukraine fight blaze after attack<cite aria-label=\"Image: AFP via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And this has led to fears from Putin that he will be further embarrassed by a Kyiv attack exposing Russia\u2019s military vulnerabilities. Kremlin officials have ordered a major security clampdown on Moscow&#8217;s streets for this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Zelensky has also suggested Moscow&#8217;s Victory Day Parade will be hugely depleted by losses during the war &#8211; of vehicles, weaopons and even soldiers. There have been reports some troops have been pulled back from the frontline to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37123037\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37123037\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.34\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ukraine's western city Lviv under attack\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_PAY-Oreshnik-strikes-Lviv-1-east2west-news.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Russian Oreshnik missile hits Ukraine city Lviv\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Russian Oreshnik missile hits Ukraine city Lviv<cite aria-label=\"Image: Social media\/east2west news\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Social media\/east2west news)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tensions are mounting in the countdown to the weekend events amid reports Vladimir Putin increasingly is spending more time sheltering from a suspected plot to oust him by hiding in underground bunkers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/kremlins-chilling-warning-kyiv-countdown-37122683\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s aides warn of revenge attacks targeting Kyiv foreign HQs if Ukraine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_The-8th-European-Political-Community-Summit-in-Armenia-Yerevan-04-May-2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}