Russian Drones Strike Kyiv Residential Building Hours After Ceasefire Ends
Ukrainian officials said the overnight attack killed at least one person and injured six as drones hit energy, transport and residential sites.
- Russian forces resumed attacks on Kyiv overnight May 12, launching dozens of drones that struck a 20-storey residential building in the Obolon district, local officials reported.
- The attack occurred hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire expired, an agreement President Donald Trump had arranged to accommodate Moscow's Victory Day parade following three days of relative calm.
- Ahead of the strike, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of incoming drones; Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported debris ignited a rooftop fire after explosions were heard at 3:35 a.m.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on May 11 that Ukraine will hold back 'long-range sanctions' strikes on Russian military targets if Moscow continues to avoid launching mass attacks.
- Negotiations for peace have resumed as the U.S. seeks to broker another temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia in exchange for sanctions relief for Moscow.
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Russia launches massive drone attacks on Ukraine hours after ceasefire ends
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine just hours after a temporary ceasefire ended overnight on Tuesday, May 12. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian drones targeted Kyiv as well as other cities including Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kherson. Sumy and Mykolaiv regions were also hit. The three-day ceasefire had been brokered by the US and expired just after midnight, Kyiv time, on May 11. The pause in fighting lasted May 9-11.…
Kiev was attacked on Tuesday morning, after the expiration of a three-day truce, the head of the military administration of Ukrainian capital Tîmur Tkacenko announced, and Moscow announced that it had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night, reports AFP.
Russia fires 200 drones on Ukraine in overnight strikes as 3-day ceasefire ends
Russia launched more than 200 drones on Ukraine overnight after the May 9-11 ceasefire expired. Kyiv said its offer to extend the partial truce was met with fresh strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure.
Russia has chosen to end the partial silence that has lasted for several days. During the night of May 11-12, the Russian army launched more than 200 strike drones into Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russian troops also launched more than 80 aerial bombs at the front, and more than 30 air strikes were recorded. “Striking drones were shot down in the Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv regio…
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