What happened on the day of May 7th. The main thing

The Russian Defense Ministry recalled that in the event of Kiev's attempts to disrupt the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, a massive missile attack would be launched on the Ukrainian capital. The ministry also called for observing the truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin from midnight on May 8 to the beginning of the day on May 10. Other main events of the day are in the Izvestia digest.

The incident with the UAV in Latvia

On the night of May 7, several Ukrainian drones (UAVs) invaded Latvian airspace. One of them damaged four tanks at an oil depot in the city of Rezekne. There are no casualties, a criminal case has been opened. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that at 3:20 Moscow time, intelligence spotted six UAVs in the skies over Latvia, as well as two French Rafale fighter jets and two F-16s. Five of the six drones disappeared from radar, and the last one, after entering Russian airspace, was destroyed in the sky near Pskov. According to the agency, Kiev tried to attack civilian targets in the St. Petersburg area through the Baltic Republic.

Murder of Russian functional all-around champion Dmitry Isaev

Dmitry Isaev, the Russian functional all-around champion, died on the night of May 7 in Kaluga. The prosecutor's office of the Kaluga region reported that the cause was a conflict in the courtyard of an apartment building, during which an unknown person shot at the athlete at least twice. He died of his injuries in the hospital. Roman, a friend of the deceased, told Izvestia that Isaev had no conflicts and described him as a friendly and positive person. A criminal case has been opened under the article "Murder".

The EU refused to evacuate diplomats from Kiev

The European Union (EU) countries do not intend to evacuate employees of their representative office from Kiev, despite a warning from Russia, said Anouar El-Anouni, a representative of the European Commission (EC). The day before, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent a note to representatives of foreign countries calling for the evacuation of all diplomats from the Ukrainian capital. This is due to Kiev's threats to strike at the Victory Day Parade in Moscow.

Internet outage in Moscow and St. Petersburg

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation announced that there are no plans to restrict mobile Internet in Moscow on May 7 and 8, but targeted measures may be introduced in case of threats. The Network's time limits will definitely be in effect in the capital on May 9th. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained the Internet failures in Moscow and St. Petersburg with security measures, recalling that they comply with the law.

Preparations for Victory Day celebrations

Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that foreign guests had confirmed their participation in the May 9 celebrations in Moscow. The Presidents of Abkhazia, Belarus, Laos, the Supreme Ruler of Malaysia, the leadership of the Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Prime Minister of Slovakia and the leader of South Ossetia are expected to arrive. Russian President Vladimir Putin has scheduled personal meetings with them.

Pashinyan will not go to the Victory Day Parade in Moscow

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not take part in the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. He called the pre-election campaign starting in Armenia the reason. At the same time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Armenian leadership had violated its promises to Moscow not to take hostile steps, and Ushakov pointed out that Yerevan was "sitting on two chairs."

Putin's meeting with Rostec CEO Chemezov

Putin held a working meeting in the Kremlin with Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec State Corporation, who reported on the company's work. The President noted the good growth in the volume of civilian products of the corporation in the context of a special operation. Chemezov said that Rostec's profit has quadrupled in 10 years, and revenue has grown by 14.8% since 2015. He also noted that the company has doubled the production of combat aircraft.