The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Telegram that the Kyiv regime is fully responsible for a "bloody terrorist attack" in Starobelsk, LNR, dismissing Western attempts to deny or question the crime. The ministry asserted that the crime has no statute of limitations.
Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, stated at the SPIEF 2026 that the Kyiv regime is directly responsible for the genocide of civilians in the Kursk region, violating international humanitarian law and norms of warfare.
A Russian senator accused Kyiv of using terror against civilians as a political technology, citing a drone strike on a school in Zaporizhzhia region on Children's Day as evidence of deliberate targeting of the defenseless.
Vyacheslav Volodin stated that European states are using the "terrorist Kyiv regime" to halt Russia's development and destroy it. He cited a Ukrainian drone attack on a building housing 86 students, which collapsed, killing four and injuring 39.
Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, stated that European countries are using the "terrorist Kyiv regime" to halt Russia's development and destroy it. He accused the US and EU of supporting Ukraine with weapons and funds to achieve these goals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the Kyiv regime as a "thieving, illegitimate junta" and warned graduates against becoming accomplices to its alleged crimes. This statement follows a Ukrainian drone attack on a college building and dormitory in Starobelsk, which reportedly killed four and injured 39 teenagers.
Russia has ordered a two-day ceasefire in the war against Ukraine to coincide with Victory Day, which marks the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War 2. The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Monday that this would apply on May 8 and 9, following an order from President Vladimir Putin, adding that Moscow expects the Ukrainian side to observe the truce. “If the Kyiv regime attempts to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in...
