Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms

<p>Kremlin tightens security ahead of Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes</p><p>Russia shut down airports and temporarily cut mobile internet access for many users in Moscow on Tuesday, as it tightened security ahead of the 9 May Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany.</p><p>The parade – Russia’s foremost national celebration – has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/zelenskyy-russia-parade-truce-poltava-attack">already been scaled back and will proceed without heavy military hardware</a> for the first time in nearly two decades, amid fears of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/moscow-russia-shuts-down-airports-mobile-signals-may-9-victory-day-parade-security">Continue reading...</a>