'World first' as sea drone shoots down Russian fighter jet & Putin cancels Victory Day parade in Crimea

'World first' as sea drone shoots down Russian fighter jet & Putin cancels Victory Day parade in Crimea

Day 1,168.

Today, as Friedrich Merz suffers a “humiliating and unexpected setback” on his way to becoming German Chancellor, we report how the Kremlin is preparing for Friday’s Victory Day parade, all while nervously watching the skies for Ukrainian drones, after two successive nights of attacks on Moscow.



Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Ash Bhardwaj, an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and author, who specialises in blending defence, security and travel.



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Content Referenced:


Video Special of Ukraine: The Latest Answering Your Questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9szTxRfF7TU


'Taras' Film Screening with Dom Nicholls on Wednesday:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-theatre/events/2025/may/ua-x-ucl-taras-film-screening


Edgelands: Stories from the Russian border (Ash Bhardwaj’s Telegraph Podcast):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/edgelands/


Ash’s Event in London on Thursday:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-travel-builds-purpose-resilience-and-emotional-fitness-tickets-1321565882129?aff=oddtdtcreator


Starmer prepares for attack by Russia (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/05/05/starmer-prepares-for-attack-by-russia/


Russia used thermobaric weapons in drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian prosecutors say (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-used-thermobaric-weapons-in-drone-strike-on-kharkiv-ukrainian-prosecutors-say/?mc_cid=fa397ac35b&mc_eid=08d0680a95



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Ukraine receives armoured cars and high-tech artillery shells from the West

Ukraine receives armoured cars and high-tech artillery shells from the West

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5 Tammi 202350min

Moscow's losses mount following HIMARS attack & the vital role of Crimea

Moscow's losses mount following HIMARS attack & the vital role of Crimea

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4 Tammi 20231h 11min

Ukraine destroys Russian barracks with deadly HIMARS attack & predictions for 2023

Ukraine destroys Russian barracks with deadly HIMARS attack & predictions for 2023

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3 Tammi 202343min

Stories from the Ukrainian Welcome Centre

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2 Tammi 202320min

Putin announces state visit by China's Xi Jinping & 100 years since the birth of the Soviet Union

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30 Joulu 202257min

Russia bombards Ukraine with 130 missiles & Odesa dismantles statue of Catherine the Great

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29 Joulu 202230min

Cocktails and Revolutions

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28 Joulu 202258min

The life & times of Taras Shevchenko (part 2)

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