On May 4, a drone struck a high-rise apartment building just six kilometers from the Kremlin in Moscow, marking the closest attack to the seat of Russian power in three years. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported no injuries, though the incident occurred only five days before Russia’s annual Victory Day parade. Simultaneously, a Russian missile attack in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine killed seven people and wounded over 31 others. These events follow recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and vessels. Amidst heightened security concerns and reports of potential internal threats against President Vladimir Putin, both nations have engaged in a tense exchange of cease-fire announcements and threats, further complicating the ongoing conflict that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.