{"id":660663,"date":"2026-05-09T22:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/660663\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:35:13","slug":"zelensky-orders-red-square-excluded-from-target-list-ahead-of-russias-victory-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/660663\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky Orders Red Square Excluded From Target List Ahead of Russia\u2019s Victory Day Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has signed a decree formally excluding Moscow\u2019s<\/a> Red Square from Ukraine\u2019s<\/a> list of military<\/a> targets during Russia\u2019s<\/a> Victory Day parade on Saturday, according to an official document.<\/p>\n

The decree<\/a>, published on Friday, authorizes the parade to take place in the Russian capital and designates a specific geographic area around Red Square as off\u2011limits for Ukrainian weapons<\/a> during the event.<\/p>\n

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The temporary restriction applies during the parade timeframe, beginning at 10 a.m. Kyiv<\/a> time, and outlines exact coordinates covering the Red Square area.<\/p>\n

Prior to this, several Russian regions canceled<\/a> parade celebrations due to possible Ukrainian threats and security challenges.<\/p>\n

The decree comes amid broader diplomatic efforts, including an agreement to carry out a large\u2011scale prisoner exchange<\/a> and implement a temporary ceasefire<\/a> surrounding the Victory Day period.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said that humanitarian considerations \u2013 particularly the return of prisoners of war<\/a> \u2013 remain a priority in shaping military and diplomatic<\/a> decisions.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has emphasized that its actions continue to follow a principle of reciprocity in dealing with Russia.<\/p>\n

The order enters into force immediately upon signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree formally excluding Moscow\u2019s Red Square from Ukraine\u2019s list of military targets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660664,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-660663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}