<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Here's how Russian propaganda is being combatted during the Ukraine war"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Ukrainian officials on Friday were warning about a potential offensive before Russia's Victory Day on Monday.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The day marks the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, sparking worries the Russian military may increase attacks over the weekend.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/vitaliy_klitschko/1393" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko</a> warned in a social media post Friday there is a "high probability" of rocket fire across Ukraine in the coming days. There were no plans for a curfew but street patrols would be reinforced, Klitschko added. Zaporizhzhia's mayor said there would be a curfew through Tuesday afternoon there.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Officials from Ukraine’s national security council also warned about the potential for more shelling, urging residents not to ignore air raid sirens in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/protydiyadezinformatsiyi.cpd/posts/147303541152053" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Facebook post</a> from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine's Center for Counteracting Disinformation.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Meanwhile, <a target="_blank" href="/videos/news/2022/05/05/zelenskyy-addresses-putins-war-against-ukraine-says-victory-ours/9664270002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> said he would be open to negotiating with Russia only if its military retreated to its position from before its invasion.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Zelenskyy made the comment during a meeting Friday at London’s Chatham House think-tank. Ukrainian and Russian officials have previously held peace talks during the war, but negotiations have largely stalled in recent weeks.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">If the Russian military returned to its position from Feb. 23, the day before the invasion began, "we will be able to start discussing things normally,” Zelenskyy said.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">USA TODAY ON TELEGRAM:</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://t.me/usatoday" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:10|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Join our Russia-Ukraine war...</a></p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/06/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/9666514002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>