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Reported Military Incidents During Recent Ceasefire Period
An estimation of reported aggressive activities by both sides during the proposed truce.
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating ceasefire - Yahoo
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark TrevelyanMOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin to cover the anniversary celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany.Four years since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two, Russia and Ukraine are still pummelling each other with missiles, drones and artillery.With no victory yet in sight for either side in a gruelling war of attrition, Putin announced a May 8-9 ceasefire to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany - Russia's most revered national holiday.Kyiv responded that a ceasefire just for the holiday was inappropriate and called instead for an indefinite truce to begin two days earlier, which Moscow ignored.The Russian Defence Ministry said 264 Ukrainian drones had been downed in the early hours of Friday, while Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the capital had been targeted and officials said the Urals region of Perm had been attacked with drones."Despite the declaration of a ceasefire, Ukrainian armed forces continued to launch attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery against our troops' positions, as well as against civilian facilities in the border regions of the Belgorod and Kursk regions," Russia's defence ministry said.Russia has warned that any attempt by Ukraine to disrupt the Victory Day military parade on Red Square on Saturday would lead to a massive missile strike on Kyiv. Moscow has told foreign diplomats that if Ukraine does attack the event, they should evacuate the Ukrainian capital.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces continued to strike Ukrainian positions during the night on Friday, which he said showed Russia has not made "even a token attempt to cease fire on the front.""As we did over the past 24 hours, Ukraine will respond in kind today as well. We will defend our positions and people's lives," Zelenskiy said.WAR AMID WW2 VICTORY CELEBRATIONSThe Soviet Union lost 27 million people in World War Two, including many millions in Ukraine, but pushed Nazi forces back to Berlin, where Adolf Hitler committed suicide and the red Soviet Victory Banner was raised over the Reichstag in May 1945.This year's parade in Moscow - usually a show of Russian military might with intercontinental ballistic missiles and tanks - will have no milit...
Russia ignored Ukraine's ceasefire and blamed Kyiv instead, ISW says
According to analysts, Russian and occupation officials “coalesced” around strikes on occupied Dzhankoi in Crimea that took place on the night of May 5, before Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire began at 00:00 on May 6. They “falsely claiming that Ukraine violated its own ceasefire.” Head of the occupation administration in Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said shortly before 10:30 p.m. local time on May 5 that Ukrainian drones were targeting occupied Crimea. Just 10 minutes after midnight on May 6, he claimed Ukrainian forces had struck occupied Dzhankoi, implying the attack occurred before the ceasefire began. Two Russian State Duma deputies also stated that the Ukrainian strike took place shortly before the midnight start of the ceasefire. "The Russian accusation is not compelling as combat missions that occur before a ceasefire do not violate the ceasefire,” ISW noted. Analysts also pointed out that Russian forces had previously continued strikes and assaults up until the start of other “silence regimes” announced by the Kremlin. This includes the 30-hour ceasefire in April 2025, the Victory Day truce, and the Easter ceasefire. ISW emphasized that during the so-called Easter ceasefire on April 11–12, 2026, Russian troops executed four Ukrainian prisoners of war. Broken ceasefire and attacks on Ukraine Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a ceasefire beginning at midnight on May 6. However, Russia violated the truce and continued attacks on Ukrainian cities. Throughout the night, Russian troops launched drone and missile strikes, with Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kryvyi Rih coming under attack. Later in the day, Russian strikes continued. Two enemy drones hit a kindergarten building in central Sumy, sparking a fire. Rescuers later recovered the bodies of two female employees from under the rubble, while seven other people were injured. On the night of May 7, Russian forces again attacked Ukraine with more than 100 strike drones launched from seven directions. Eight drone impacts were recorded across six locations, along with falling debris. Following the attacks, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would respond symmetrically to Russia’s actions.
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