While the kinetic, contact, hybrid war is on between Russia and Ukraine, the US-led NATO is fighting a non-kinetic, non-contact, undeclared war in economic, information, diplomatic and political domains, against Russia; hence de-facto parties to the war
A former mercenary of the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group claimed that the Russian troops were ill-prepared for war as they had never directly faced a powerful enemy.
Russia's Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day celebration without any major new battlefield success in Ukraine. As the war continues for the 11th week, Kremlin’s forces have made little or no progress in their offensive.
Russia's Vladimir Putin during the address on Victory Day parade said Russia was fighting for motherland. He went on to condemn the external threats to weaken and split Russia.