Vladimir Putinhas threatened Kyiv with his most massive strike of the war if Ukrainiandronesdisrupt his major military parade in Moscow on Saturday. His defence ministry warned that civilians and diplomats should leave the city promptly ifVolodymyr Zelenskyattacks the Red Square showpiece, citing a rapid and massive retaliatory missile strike.

The Russian warning implies a hit by the hypersonic Oreshnik missile, which Putin boasts has the power of a full nuclear explosion even in its conventional mode. Putin said previously that using several such systems at once would be comparable in strength to a nuclear strike. His favourite newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda, warned today thatOreshnikalso has a nuclear configuration.

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Vladimir Putinhas threatened Kyiv with the most massive strike of the war if Ukrainian drones disrupt his major military parade in Moscow this Saturday. His defence ministry warned that civilians and diplomats should leave the city promptly ifVolodymyr Zelenskyattacks the Red Square showpiece, citing a rapid and massive retaliatory missile strike.

The Russian warning implies a hit by the hypersonic Oreshnik missile, which Putin boasts has the power of a full nuclear explosion even in its conventional mode. Putin said previously that using several such systems at once would be comparable in strength to a nuclear strike. His favourite newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda, warned today that Oreshnik also has a nuclear configuration.

The Kremlin threat came amid clear alarm in Moscow thatUkraine’s improved drones and missiles pose a major threat. One report says that Vladimir Lenin’s mausoleum on Red Square will be used to hide VIP spectators at the annual Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Hitler in the event of a Ukrainian strike. Lenin’s embalmed corpse lies underground in a glass coffin in the vault close to the Kremlin wall following his death in 1924.

Putin announced a unilateral ceasefire covering Friday and Saturday to protect his parade. Zelensky has made clear he will impose a measure from midnight on Tuesday but will respond symmetrically if Putin fails to adhere to it. He earlier taunted Putin that Ukrainian drones could fly at this parade.

The chilling threat from the Russian Defence ministry stated it will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the parade which is customarily hosted by Putin. Officials said if the Kyiv regime attempts to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian Armed Forces will launch a massive retaliatory missile strike on the centre of Kyiv. We warn the civilian population of Kyiv and employees of foreign diplomatic missions of the need to leave the city promptly.

The deadly Oreshnik missile has been used twice in hits on Dnipro and Lviv, but both times reportedly armed with inert or dummy warheads.Russiahas downscaled the parade amid fears of an attack and was planning to use the Lenin Mausoleum as a potential emergency shelter for the main spectators according to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, which has links to the security services.

Source: Daily Express :: World Feed