Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and launches attack on kindergarten
- On Wednesday morning, a Russian drone struck a kindergarten in the Sumy border region, though local authorities confirmed no children were present at the building during the attack.
- Earlier this week, both sides announced rival unilateral ceasefires with no agreement on terms. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a truce starting midnight May 6, while President Vladimir Putin requested an 8-9 May pause for Victory Day.
- Russia launched more than 110 drones and missiles at Ukrainian targets across the country. Ukraine struck a VNIIR-Progress factory in Cheboksary on Tuesday using its homegrown Flamingo cruise missile from more than 1,200 kilometers away.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Russia's choice was "an obvious spurning of a ceasefire and of saving lives." Ukraine would act "symmetrically" and decide on "further actions" based on military and intelligence reports.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Russia's ceasefire calls "have nothing to do with diplomacy," as Moscow scaled back Red Square parade events amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes on Victory Day.
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Russian Drone Hits Ukrainian Kindergarten; Kyiv Accuses Moscow Of Flouting Cease-Fire
A Russian drone hit a kindergarten in northern Ukraine, and Moscow launched scores of drones and missiles across the country, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of ignoring a Kyiv-proposed cease-fire.
President Selenskyy accuses Russia of ignoring the ceasefire unilaterally proclaimed by Ukraine, which has been in effect since midnight. The Kremlin had also announced a ceasefire - but only for Friday and Saturday.
Russia wanted a 9 May ceasefire. Kyiv announced one starting earlier. Russia killed a woman in a kindergarten, and hit 1,820 times
Russia broke Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire, starting just past midnight on 6 May, hitting Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, and later killing a woman at a Sumy kindergarten, according to a Telegram statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Russia had spent the previous days demanding that Ukraine observe a unilateral ceasefire on 8-9 May to cover its Moscow parade. Ukraine's truce took effect at 00:00 on 6 May. By 10:00 a.m., R…
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