General Staff believes that Russia itself may stage provocations on 9 May

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The military believes that the Russian occupiers themselves might arrange provocations against Russians during the 9 May parades.

Provocations and lies are the eternal weapons of tyrants and aggressors. The whole point of the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine is that we are not them. We are fighting on the battlefield. They are the same ones bombing maternity homes and train stations where civilians gather. Our enemy is a terrorist state obsessed with sacred dates.

The General Staff is reporting that Russia's "victoriousness" requires more big sacrifices. There will be many parades in Russia, including those involving children. The General Staff states that the Russians have already destroyed their own people for political purposes on many occasions. This 9 May may be no exception.

Meanwhile, the AFU acts exclusively within the framework of international humanitarian law and adheres to the rules and customs of war.