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Russian drone and rocket strikes connected Tuesday killed astatine slightest 22 group and wounded much than 80 crossed Ukraine, conscionable hours earlier Kyiv had planned a ceasefire and days up of a region announced by Moscow.
Glide bombs struck nan Ukrainian cities of Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernihiv connected Tuesday afternoon, sidesplitting astatine slightest 17 civilians and injuring 45. Overnight attacks near 5 group dormant and 39 wounded, according to The Associated Press.
"Absolute cynicism — to request soundlessness for holding propagandistic celebrations and past present specified missile and drone strikes connected each nan days starring up to it," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote connected X.
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Emergency services unit activity to extinguish a conveyance occurrence pursuing a Russian drone onslaught successful nan Kyiv region, Ukraine, connected May 5, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP)
Zelenskyy added that Russia could extremity nan warfare astatine immoderate time.
"Every day, Russia could cease fire, and that would extremity nan warfare and our responses. Peace is needed, and existent steps are required for it. Ukraine will enactment successful kind," he said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry antecedently said it would enforce a unilateral ceasefire connected Friday and Saturday for Victory Day, but warned it would retaliate if Ukraine disrupts events, The Associated Press reported.
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Ukrainian rescuers activity astatine nan tract pursuing a Russian aerial onslaught successful Zaporizhzhia connected May 5, 2026, amid nan Russian penetration of Ukraine. (Darya Nazarova/AFP)
The United Nations welcomed nan moves, pinch Secretary-General António Guterres urging a afloat ceasefire.
Guterres called for "a full, immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire, starring to a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace, successful statement pinch nan U.N. Charter, world rule and applicable U.N. resolutions," The Associated Press reported.
Victory Day, observed each twelvemonth connected May 9 successful Russia, marks nan Allied triumph complete Nazi Germany.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky held a associated property convention pinch Spain's Prime Minister astatine nan Moncloa Palace successful Madrid connected March 18, 2026. (Javier Soriano/AFP)
Russia has antecedently announced short vacation truces — astir precocious for Orthodox Easter — but they person grounded to clasp amid persistent mistrust betwixt nan 2 countries.
During that ceasefire, Ukraine’s subject reported much than 2,200 violations, including shelling, assaults and drone activity.
Russia’s Defense Ministry, successful turn, accused Ukrainian forces of astir 2,000 breaches, including strikes successful separator regions that it said injured civilians.
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Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Sophia Compton is simply a Writer astatine Fox News Digital. Sophia was antecedently a business newsman covering finance, power and tourism and has acquisition arsenic a TV news producer. She graduated pinch a publicity grade successful 2021 from nan University of Hawaii astatine Manoa. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected].
