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Russia launches attacks on Ukraine’s power grid. Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on May 7, causing serious damage at three Soviet-era thermal power plants and blackouts in multiple regions, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 attack drones used for the attack. The Russian attack piled more pressure on Ukraine’s weakened energy system. Some 350 rescuers raced to minimize the damage to energy facilities, 30 homes, public transport vehicles, cars, and a fire station, the interior ministry said.

In 2010, NATO soldiers marched in Red Square alongside Russian troops to celebrate Victory Day, recalling the end of World War II. This year, Moscow is staging a triumphant exhibition of NATO weaponry its forces captured in Ukraine.