Overview

• Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow for a third consecutive night, forcing the temporary closure of major airports and disrupting hundreds of flights.
• Russia's air defenses reportedly intercepted 14 Ukrainian drones near Moscow, as well as hundreds more across 11 regions in the past 24 hours.
• China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow for a four-day visit, joining 28 other world leaders attending the May 9 Victory Day parade on Red Square.
• Kyiv dismissed Russia's unilateral 72-hour ceasefire tied to the celebrations as insincere and reiterated its call for a 30-day unconditional truce backed by the U.S.
• Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv killed two civilians and injured eight others, including children, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities.