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Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault

A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to the body of a suspected Russian soldier, in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A destroyed Russian tank is seen as the sun sets in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A girl holds balloons as she walks past servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic militia as they patrol a street during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A Ukrainian emergency worker stands next to the bodies of Russian soldiers in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Ukrainian servicemen carry an injured comrade on A stretcher to the hospital after an attack by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Soldiers place the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) People pay their last tribute to volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by Russian troops, during his funeral at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A sculpture of Ukrainian woman holding a Soviet-era red flag is seen during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Ukrainian servicemen carry an injured comrade on A stretcher to the hospital after an attack by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) A girl holds balloons as she walks past servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic militia as they patrol a street during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Soldiers place the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) People pay their last tribute to volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by Russian troops, during his funeral at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A sculpture of Ukrainian woman holding a Soviet-era red flag is seen during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Ukrainian servicemen carry an injured comrade on A stretcher to the hospital after an attack by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) A girl holds balloons as she walks past servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic militia as they patrol a street during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Soldiers place the Ukrainian flag on the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) People pay their last tribute to volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by Russian troops, during his funeral at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A sculpture of Ukrainian woman holding a Soviet-era red flag is seen during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) The widow cries at the coffin of volunteer soldier Oleksandr Makhov, 36 a well-known Ukrainian journalist, killed by the Russian troops, at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian servicemen carry an injured comrade on A stretcher to the hospital after an attack by Russian forces in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) A girl holds balloons as she walks past servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic militia as they patrol a street during celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) People carry a big replica of the Victory banner marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A Ukrainian emergency worker stands next to the bodies of Russian soldiers in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A destroyed Russian tank is seen as the sun sets in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) People carry a big replica of the Victory banner marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A Ukrainian National Guard soldier sits inside a tank at a position near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A Ukrainian emergency worker stands next to the bodies of Russian soldiers in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A destroyed Russian tank is seen as the sun sets in the village of Vilkhivka, recently retaken by Ukraininan forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) People carry a big replica of the Victory banner marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) People carry a big replica of the Victory banner marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, greets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) People carry a big replica of the Victory banner marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Victory Day in World War II, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Victory Day in World War II, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Victory Day in World War II, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Victory Day in World War II, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive at a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainians continue to leave Russian-occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Victory Day in World War II, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 9, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) First lady Jill Biden, left, and President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputova pose for a photo before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Monday, May 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) A man who fled from a small village near Polohy rests upon his arrival to a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Iuliia holds her dog, Chackie, upon her arrival to a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Iuliia drove her grandmother's friend from Kherson as thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) A Ukrainian serviceman and emergency workers carry the body of a Russian soldier into a refrigerated train in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 5, 2022. The bodies of more than 40 Russian soldiers who were found after battles around Kharkiv are being stored in the refrigerated car. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A family who fled from Myrne in a towed car work on repairing it upon their arrival to a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Ukrainian servicemen and emergency workers carry the body of a suspected Russian soldier in Malaya Rohan, a village retaken by Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Maksym, 3, is photographed with his brother, Dmytro, 16, on top of a destroyed Russian tank, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A child and her family who fled from Mariupol arrive to a reception center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Thousands of Ukrainian continue to leave Russian occupied areas. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) This image provided by the Irpin Mayor's Office shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second from right, speaking with mayor Oleksandr Markushyn, center wearing t-shirt, in Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Trudeau made a surprise visit to Irpin on Sunday. The city was severely damaged during Russia’s attempt to take Kyiv at the start of the war. (Irpin Mayor's Office via AP) In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Parliament Press Office, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) Ruslan Stefanchuk, center right, and Barbel Bas, President of Bundestag, German parliament lay flowers at the monument of the Unknown Soldier at a memorial to World War II veterans in a memorial park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Ukrainian Parliament Press Office via AP) In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Barbel Bas, President of Bundestag, German parliament speak, during their meting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) First lady Jill Biden greets Olena Zelenska, spouse of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, outside of School 6, a public school that has taken in displaced students in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Sunday, May 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault