Russia holds its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where victory ​for Moscow's forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War Two.

Until now, Vladimir Putin’s government is thought to have provided intelligence that enabled Iran to target American forces in the Middle East. This is the first evidence that it may also have offered to supply innovative weapons in large enough numbers to inflict many casualties on American and allied forces,

As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and the Kremlin is fearing Ukrainian attacks.

May 8 (Reuters) - Washington has revised its proposed U.N. resolution demanding Iran halt attacks and mining in the Strait of Hormuz but the changes are unlikely to avert Chinese and Russian vetoes, diplomats said on Friday.

Osechkin founded a rights group for prisoners years ago and runs a project that exposes abuses in Russia’s prison system, but he said the threats against him escalated after he began investigating alleged Russian abuses in Ukraine and helping Russian military defectors flee.

Ukraine launched a six-hour drone bombardment across ten Russian regions including Moscow, just hours before Donald Trump announced a historic ceasefire.

Ukraine’s attack spanned from southern Russia to the Urals, some 1,700km from the border, and targeted key energy infrastructure. It also temporarily halted operations at 13 airports in the south after Ukrainian drones hit an administrative building at the air traffic control centre in Rostov-on-Don, the transportation ministry said.

Russia told foreign governments and organizations to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Kyiv, saying a retaliatory strike would be inevitable if Ukraine tried to attack Moscow during World War II Victory Day celebrations on May 9.