Russia prepares parade for May 9 in destroyed Mariupol - Ukrainian intelligence

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shared the information in their Telegram channel.

Sergei Kiriyenko, Russian Presidential Administration First Deputy Head, has arrived in ruined Mariupol. Recently he became the new Kremlin curator of temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories issues. His main task is to prepare 'solemn actions' on May 9," intelligence stated.

Russians refuse to hold the "holiday" and "military parade" in the temporarily occupied Donetsk and are not prepared for them. According to their plans, Mariupol should become the center of "celebrations". To do this, Russians urgently clean the central streets of garbage, the bodies of killed and unexploded ammunition.

Russia also launches a large-scale propaganda campaign with a demonstration of residents' "joy" from a meeting with the Russian military. For this preparation, Vladimir Solovyov and the DPR leader Denis Pushilin arrived in Mariupol.