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Russia and Ukraine Trade Major Attacks Despite Victory Day Ceasefire

Summary by France24
Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of violating a two-day ceasefire announced by Moscow to cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over ​Nazi Germany. Ukraine's air force said it downed 56 Russian drones close to the frontline in the last few hours. On its end, the Russian Defence Ministry said 264 Ukrainian drones had ⁠been downed in the early hours of Friday. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kharkiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.

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Russia Has No Plans to Extend Ceasefire in Ukraine; Peace Agreement Far Off. Russia has declared that there will be no further ceasefire with Ukraine following the Victory Day military parade commemorating the victory in World War II. According to Reuters on the 9th (local time), Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin's foreign policy advisor, stated that day regarding the war in Ukraine...

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How many enemy targets did the air defenses shoot down? On the night of May 9, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 43 attack drones, despite a previously declared ceasefire. Air defense forces managed to shoot down most of the enemy drones, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing the Ukrainian Air Force's Telegram channel. Read also: Trump suggested that the ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia could last longer than three …

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DEXYPTAGE - Ukraine repeats combativeness, until threatening Russia during the celebration of the 1945 victory.

·Paris, France
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Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine's actions on Saturday - when Russia marks Victory Day - would depend on how the situation develops later today, accusing Russia of violating not only Kiev's two-day unilateral ceasefire but also its own. In response to the attacks, Kiev struck an oil refinery 700 kilometers away overnight, while Russia confirmed that 13 airports in the southern regions had to be closed overnight due to weather conditions.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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What was meant to be a diplomatic respite during the celebrations marking the end of Nazi Germany has turned into a new exchange of fire and accusations. Barely had the Victory Day truce begun when both Moscow and Kyiv reported systematic ceasefire violations, raising tensions to critical levels on the eve of the parade in Red Square. The Russian Defense Ministry reported more than 1,300 violations by Ukraine, including artillery attacks and nea…

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