RT News - May 5 2026 (09:00 MSK)

A Ukrainian drone strikes a civilian building in Central Russia, the latest in a string of attacks which began overnight. That's as Russia declares a ceasefire for this weekend to honour the 81st anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. The US targets Iranian Revolutionary Guard speed boats near the strait of Hormuz, but local media says the American operation ended up killing civilians. That's as Tehran insists there can be no military solution to the crisis. The IRGC expands its area of control in the Hormuz strait, as a key Emirati petroleum facility is hit by a drone sparking a raging inferno.  And a shooting in the heart of Washington sparks panic on the streets of DC and forces the White House into lockdown.