In the shadow of the Kremlin, in the middle of a war, Russia's getting ready for a parade — a Victory Day celebration, but without a victory in Ukraine to celebrate.
Russian soldiers stand in a military vehicle rolling during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on Saturday. The parade will take place at Moscow's Red Square on Monday to celebrate 77 years of the victory in the Second World War.
There's even an ominous appearance by Moscow's so-called "doomsday" plane planned. The high-tech command centre and getaway vehicle designed to spirit off Russia's top brass in the event of a nuclear war. Some expect a formal declaration of war, expanding what Russia has so far called a 'special operation' and leading to a national mobilization to send many more soldiers. Others predict Putin might resort to nuclear sabre-rattling with overt threats to use Russia's arsenal if pushed too far.What happened in Week 11 of Russia’s attack on UkraineCivilian evacuees made their way to safety from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia.
As he monitors Russian state broadcasts and social media from Kingston, Ont., he sees domestic opinion "hardening" in the past few weeks. Loud, pro-war voices are becoming increasing "rabid and fervent" to see Ukraine collapse and are advocating erasing the country completely, while censorship is silencing opposing views, Garner said.
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