“You are fighting for the Motherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of World War Two. “There can be no victory day, only dishonour and surely defeat in Ukraine,” said British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Western military experts – many of whom initially predicted a quick Russian victory – now say Moscow could be running out of troops. Ukrainian forces were holding firm at the towns of Rubizhne and Popasna, major targets of Russia’s advance, he said. Just before the Red Square parade was broadcast, Moscow satellite television menus were briefly altered to show viewers messages condemning the Ukraine war.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2022 01:27 UTC