Ukraine labeling the Russian termination of fire after reports of hundreds of violations

The unilateral, three -day cessation of Russia’s fire turned out to be a farce due to continuing attacks along the front line, says Ukraine Foreign Minister Andri Sibiha.

He accused Russia of 734 violations, as his truce came into force overnight on Thursday, adding that Ukraine reacted “appropriately” to any attack.

The Russian Ministry of Defense insisted that the termination of the fire, summoned by Vladimir Putin, was observed and accused of Ukraine in 488 violations.

At least one person was killed in the area of ​​Ukraine in northern sums, according to emergency services.

They said the Ukraine Air Force On Thursday from 08:00 (05:00 GMT) there were no drone or rocket strikes in its airspace (05:00 GMT), although Russia reinforced air strikes using Glide Bombs in the amount of amounts.

Buildings were struck in a residential area Bilopilia, a city in sums, south of the Russian border. The rescuers released a woman caught under the ruins, emergency services said.

Ukrainian military spokesman Viktor Trehubov said there were also Russian military attacks in several eastern regions after the Russian ceasefire officially came into force during midnight Moscow (21:00 GMT on Wednesday).

Kiev rejected Russia’s truce, with Volodimir Zelenski called it a “theater show” designed to defend the parade of Victory Day in Moscow on Friday. The Ukrainian president repeated calls for a longer truce of at least 30 days.

Earlier The 30-hour cessation was announced by the Kremlin over Easter, which noted a decrease in battles, as well as claims about hundreds of violations on both sides.

The Kremlin described his pause as a “test of Ukraine’s readiness for peace”, although Putin had previously rejected a joint US-Ukrainian proposal to unconditionally end fire.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that all groups of Russian forces in Ukraine have completely terminated the combat operations and remained on the earlier lines and positions. ” However, they responded in a “mirror” way to violations of the Ukrainian forces.

Responding to the bombing of the region, Sviaatoslav Yurash, a Ukrainian MP and a servant, accused Moscow of lies.

“We don’t want peace that breaks down in no time. Russia is taking another attempt to try to kill us and destroy us,” he told the BBC.

Sergey Sanovic of Stanford University told the BBC that the Russian truce did not mean as a gesture of goodwill to Ukrainians, but rather maintained an interest in conversations with the United States.

After taking office in January, President Donald Trump tried to end the war in Ukraine by mediate with both parties – but he was accused of trying to put pressure on Ukraine to make painful discounts to secure a peaceful deal.

Russia launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and is currently controlling about 20% of the territory of Ukraine, including the South Crimea Peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.

For three consecutive days, the ceasefire Kiev and Moscow exchanged a barrage of strikes offered by Russia.

Thehe The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that 524 Ukrainian drones have been destroyed in the last 24 hours – a record number if confirmed. No casualties were reported, but flights at Russian airports were stopped, which led to a break of about 60,000 passengers.

Sergei Sanovic told the BBC that the Ukrainian drone strikes are an indication that Kiev is not interested in “peace of despair.”

On the eve of Victory Day in Moscow, his Chinese Jinping met with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin to sign an updated investment deal. He told himself that the ties of both sides had inscribed “positive energy” in a world in turmoil.

The Chinese president is one of the reported 27 leaders to attend Russia’s remembrances in Red Square.

Prior to the event, Ukraine warned that it could not guarantee the safety of anyone attending the parade in Moscow.

Andrei Fedorov, a former deputy foreign minister of the Russian, told the BBC that “Russia is seriously concerned about the possibility of attacking Ukrainian drones.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian military and special services are taking “all necessary measures” to ensure that the holiday is being held “in a relaxed, stable and peaceful atmosphere”, including the congestion of mobile internet connections before the parade.

Unlike Russia, the rest of Europe celebrates the victory in Europe (VE) on May 8. The memory this year marks the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Zelenski released a video on Thursday, where he was seen walking through Central Kiev and giving his respect to the Ukrainian soldiers for a great display of Ukrainian flags.

He said that Ukraine celebrates Victory Day, along with everyone who has struggled to ensure that evil will lose and it will never be “never” again.

“Unfortunately, three years ago, it happened again and just as before the air attack was roaring over Kiev,” he said.

Lawning at Russia’s celebration as a “parade of cynicism”, he warned that evil should be reassured “decisively, with force”.