President Vladimir Putin of Russia spoke briefly in a televised address from Moscow's Red Square ahead of the annual Victory Day parade. Other events have been canceled because of security concerns related to the war in Ukraine.
Explosions rang out over Kyiv as Ukrainian air defenses shot down cruise missiles headed for the capital, a day after the city was targeted with a massive drone attack, local officials said.
Ukraine complained on Monday that Russia was holding up shipments of grain from its Black Sea ports, the latest signal of Russia's resistance to an agreement it signed onto last year and which is set to expire next week.