Ukraine to indicate the Russian ceasefire after hundreds of violations

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrei Sibikh said that a one-sided, three-day ceasefire was a farce due to constant attacks on the front line.

He accused Russia of 734 violations because his truce came into force on Thursday night, adding that Ukraine replied “properly” for each attack.

The Russian Ministry of Defense insisted on the ceasefire – named Vladimir Putin on the Mark of the Victory Day of World War II – is observed and accused of Ukraine of 488 violations.

At least one person died in the northern region of Ukraine after Russian strikes, emergency service reports.

Said Ukraine’s Air Force In its airspace there were no blows of drones and missiles over the night on Thursday 08:00 (05:00 GMT), although Russia strengthened blows using running air bombs in the SUMY area.

The buildings were beaten in a residential area billed, a town in Sami, south of the Russian border. Rescuers released a woman who was trapped under the rubble, emergency services reported.

A press secretary of the Ukrainian military Viktor Trekhubov said that in several eastern regions, Russian military attacks (21:00 GMT) took place after the northern Moscow time.

Kiev rejected the truce of Russia, and Volodimir Zelensky called it a “theater show” intended to defend the Moscow Victory Parade on Friday. The President of the Ukrainian repeats calls for a longer truce for at least 30 days.

The Kremlin was declared a temporary 30-hour ceasefire on Easter, which had a decrease in fighting, but claims to hundreds of violations on both sides.

The Kremlin called its pause as a “test of Ukraine’s readiness for peace”, although Putin has previously rejected the joint proposal of the USA-Ukraine on the unconditional ceasefire.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that all groups of Russian forces in Ukraine “completely stopped combat operations and remained in previously occupied lines and positions.” However, they responded “mirrored” to violations of Ukrainian forces.

Responding to the bombing of the Sumi region, Ukrainian MP Svyatoslav Yurash served as a soldier, accused Moscow of lying.

“We do not want a peace that is torn in no time, and Russia is taking another attempt to try to kill us and destroy us,” he said BBC.

Sergei Sanovich from Stanford University told the BBC that the Russian truce did not mean as a gesture of good will for the Ukrainians, but to maintain interest in peace talks with the United States.

Since his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump has sought to stop the war in Ukraine, mediation with both parties – but he was accused of trying to pressure Ukraine to make painful concessions to ensure a peaceful transaction.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, and currently controls about 20% of Ukraine, including the South Crimea Peninsula, attached to Moscow in 2014.

For three days in a row ahead of the proposed truce, Kyiv and Moscow exchanged a flurry.

A The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 524 Ukrainian drones have been destroyed over the last 24 hours – a record number if confirmed. The victims were not reported, but the flights at the Russian airports were rejected, which led to violations of about 60,000 passengers.

Sergei Sanovich told the BBC that the Ukrainian blows of drones were indicative of the fact that Kyiv was not interested in “peace with despair”.

On the eve of Victory Day in Moscow, Chinese Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin in Kremlin to sign an updated investment deal. Si said the ties of both countries introduced “positive energy” into the world.

The Chinese president is one of the registered 27 leaders who are to be present in Russia’s Red Square.

On the eve of the event, Ukraine warned that it could not guarantee the safety of those who attend the parade.

Andrei Fedorov, a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, said the BBC that “Russia is seriously concerned about the attack of Ukrainian drones.”

Kremlin’s press secretary Dmitry Pesko said that the Russian military and special services take “all the necessary measures” to ensure that the celebration is “in a calm, stable and peaceful atmosphere”, including bending the mobile internet in front of the parade.

Unlike Russia, the rest of Europe celebrates Victory Day in Europe (VE) on May 8. This year’s commemoration is celebrated by the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany.

On Thursday, Zelensky released a video, where he was seen passing through Central Kiev and gave his respect to the dead Ukrainian soldiers at a large manifestation of Ukrainian flags.

He said that Ukraine celebrates Victory Day with everyone who fought for the evil to lose and “never again”.

“Unfortunately, three years ago it was repeated, and just as the air plaque creaked over Kiev,” he said.

Bringing the Russian celebration as a “cynicism parade”, he warned that evil should be fought “decisively, with force.”