Russia has warned other countries to 'ensure the timely evacuation of personnel from Kyiv' after threatening massive strikes if Ukraine targets Putin's Victory Day parade on Saturday

Russia told foreign governments and organizations to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Kyiv, saying a retaliatory strike would be inevitable if Ukraine tried to attack Moscow during World War II Victory Day celebrations on May 9.

Kremlin officials said a large strike on Kyiv would be “inevitable” if Ukraine disrupted the May 9 event, a prospect President Volodymyr Zelensky has appeared to allude to.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's aides warn of revenge attacks targeting Kyiv foreign HQs if Ukraine assaults Moscow's crucial Victory Day Parade celebrations at the weekend

The EU said today it would not leave Kyiv after Russia warned of a possible retaliatory strike on the Ukrainian capital and urged foreign organisations

Seven people are dead and more than a dozen others were injured after a man opened fire on civilians in a street in Kyiv on Saturday before taking hostages in a supermarket, Ukrainian authorities said.

Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russian state TV has called for the British Embassy in Kyiv to be targeted as Vladimir Putin plots the biggest attack of the war with Ukraine. Sickening comments from propagandist and presenter Olga Skabeeva listed the embassy's address amongst other key buildings in the Ukrainian capital.