Ukraine says Russia violated ceasefire initiated by Kyiv
Ukraine said the overnight barrage killed at least 1 person and wounded others as Kyiv counted 1,820 ceasefire violations by late morning.
- Ukraine accused Russia of violating a ceasefire initiated at midnight on May 5-6, resulting in one death and three injuries in northern and eastern frontline areas.
- Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8-9 related to World War Two Victory Day commemorations, while Ukraine proposed an open-ended ceasefire starting from midnight on May 5-6 and urged Russia to reciprocate.
- Russian forces conducted multiple attacks, including missile and drone strikes targeting cities such as Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, causing casualties and infrastructure damage.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated Russia rejected peace by continuing attacks despite Ukraine’s ceasefire, and President Zelenskiy vowed Ukraine would respond symmetrically.
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Russia violates ceasefire with repeated attacks across Ukraine, says Zelensky
Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian territory despite a ceasefire declared by Ukraine, carrying out nearly 30 ground assaults and launching more than 20 airstrikes with over 70 guided bombs in a single day on May 6. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said these actions show that Russia has broken the ceasefire. The Ukrainian leader said Russian troops are carrying out offensive operations across all key areas of the front. “During t…
Both Russia and Ukraine want a ceasefire, but at different times. Moscow would like to see the weapons fall silent on the weekend, when an important holiday is celebrated in Russia.
Zelenskyy says Russia choosing war as dual ceasefires falter
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday (May 6) that Russia had decided to reject efforts to halt fighting and save lives by launching fresh attacks on Ukraine, which had called a unilateral ceasefire.His comments raise the spectre of retaliatory Ukrainian strikes on Moscow during mass public ev
Russia has not responded to Ukraine's statement on a cease-fire that has been under way since Wednesday midnight.
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of spurning ceasefire proposed by Kyiv
Ukraine accused Russia of flouting a Kyiv-proposed ceasefire on Wednesday by carrying out dozens of battlefield assaults, air strikes and drone attacks in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as Moscow’s “obvious spurning” of peace. Zelenskiy had floated the cessation, starting on May 6, in response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s own proposed ceasefire from May 8 to 9 to coincide with its World War Two victory commemorations. In a st…
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Zelensky says Russia choosing war as dual ceasefires falter
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Russia had decided to reject efforts to halt fighting and save lives by launching fresh attacks on Ukraine, which had called a unilateral ceasefire.
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