Ukraine President Warns Against Attending Russia’s May 9 Parade Amid Faltering Ceasefire
Zelensky said Russia violated the ceasefire 1,820 times by 10 a.m., while strikes across Ukraine killed 26 civilians and injured at least 118.
- On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky declared Ukraine would not observe a Victory Day truce, stating Russia violated the Ukrainian-proposed ceasefire 1,820 times by 10 a.m. local time.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced a two-day "Victory Day ceasefire" for May 8-9, while Ukraine separately implemented its own truce starting Wednesday without coordinating with Moscow.
- Attacks in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro killed 26 civilians and injured at least 118 others over the past day, demonstrating ongoing violence despite the competing ceasefire declarations.
- A Truth Hounds report released Wednesday found Russian forces have carried out at least 401 attacks on Ukrainian emergency responders since 2022, describing the behavior as a "sustained pattern."
- Ukrainian officials see no point in observing Russian-proposed ceasefires, citing past failures where Moscow violated an Orthodox Easter truce 10,721 times over a 32-hour period in April.
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Ahead of Russia's celebrations of the victory over Nazi Germany, tensions between Moscow and Kyiv are escalating. While Russia is threatening attacks on the center of the Ukrainian capital, President Zelenskyy is warning visiting dignitaries against attending the military parade on Red Square.
’Ukraine will respond in kind’, Zelenskyy says after Russia breaks Kyiv’s ceasefire
Ukraine will decide its course of action towards Russia’s Victory Day parade “depending on the situation tonight and tomorrow”, Zelenskyy said, sending a warning to Moscow that Kyiv will “will respond in kind” to Russian attacks.
Russia–Ukraine Victory Day truce collapses as Moscow and Kyiv trade accusations of violations
On May 4, Russia and Ukraine announced they would temporarily halt fighting — but without coordinating their decisions. Russia’s Defense Ministry declared a temporary truce in honor of Victory Day, to run from May 8 through 9. President Zelensky responded by announcing that Ukraine was declaring its own truce earlier, beginning at midnight on May 6. But the fighting has not stopped, and Ukraine is accusing Russia of violating its terms and is eff
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