Ukraine accuses Russia of breaking unilateral ceasefire
DW.com • • general
Key Points:
- Russia violated Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire by launching over 100 combat drones and three missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, resulting in at least 27 deaths and numerous injuries across eastern Ukraine.
- Major attacks included a deadly strike on Zaporizhzhia, where guided aerial bombs and Iranian-designed Shahed drones killed 12 and injured 20, and other lethal bombings in Kramatorsk, Dnipro, and Poltava regions.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as cynical and senseless terrorism, highlighting Russia's pattern of launching secondary strikes targeting emergency responders.
- Despite Russia's announcement of a ceasefire during its Victory Day celebrations on May 9, it continued bombardments, while Ukraine also conducted offensive strikes inside Russia targeting military-industrial and oil facilities.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported destroying 289 Ukrainian drones across 18 regions, and Ukrainian drone attacks reportedly killed five civilians in Russian-occupied Crimea shortly before the ceasefire took effect.
