On May 4, Russia's Ministry of Defence unilaterally declared a truce for May 8 and 9 and warned of a large-scale missile strike on central Kyiv if the Moscow parade is disrupted.

On 4 May, Russia's Ministry of Defence unilaterally declared a 'truce' for 8 and 9 May and warned that if the Victory Day parade in Moscow on 9 May is 'disrupted', it will launch a large-scale missile strike on central Kyiv.

The Russian Defense Ministry threatened to deliver a retaliatory, massive missile strike on the center of Kyiv if Ukraine disrupted the celebrations and warned civilians to leave.

Russia's Defense Ministry threatened a massive missile strike on Kyiv if the proposed ceasefire was violated.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine needs a strong civilian firearms law.

A group of individuals who had illegally appropriated over 60 hectares of land in the Kyiv region has been arrested.

The organiser of the scheme is a 47-year-old resident of the town of Stavyshche in the Kyiv region.

Operatives from the State Criminal Investigation Department and investigators from the Main Investigation Department of the National Police carried out nearly thirty authorised searches.

They seized documentation, office equipment, cash in various currencies totalling over $150,000, and vehicles.

The police investigators have notified the organiser and his seven accomplices that they are suspected of fraud committed on a particularly large scale under martial law by an organised group.