India, May 12 -- Russia's latest announcement around its strategic weapons programme has again drawn global attention, after President Vladimir Putin stated that the country plans to deploy its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system within this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 9,500 crore and address a BJP rally on Sunday.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia had decided to reject efforts to halt fighting and save lives by launching fresh attacks on Ukraine, which had called a unilateral ceasefire.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow threatens foreign embassies in Kyiv and tells countries to evacuate staff - Russian foreign ministry urges countries with diplomatic missions in Kyiv to treat warning

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Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid during the night killed at least five people and wounded 39 others, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday, less than a day before Kyiv said it would enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own truce.

For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no military hardware, just soldiers during Saturday's parade in Moscow.

World War 2 Victory Day celebrations in Moscow will be muted this year because of fears of drone attacks, as the public tires of the Ukraine war.

Russia has warned foreign diplomats in Kyiv that it would attack the city if Ukraine disrupted World War II commemorations in Moscow this weekend, as attacks from both sides continue.