Zelenskyy Says Russia Broke Unilateral Ceasefire, With 1,820 Violations by 10:00 Am

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia broke a unilateral ceasefire and continued attacks along the entire front line, with the total number of ceasefire violations reaching 1,820 by 10:00 am. Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched almost 30 assault operations since the beginning of the day, while aircraft conducted more than 20 strikes using over 70 guided glide bombs (KABs). The Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized 89 UAVs, and the 7th Rapid Response Corps reported eight attacks in its area of responsibility, including six air strikes with guided bombs. In parallel, the Ukrainian Air Force said Russia attacked several regions including Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovetrovsk using over 100 drones and three missiles, and Zelenskyy said, "Ukraine will act symmetrically."

“Russia snubs Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire, firing dozens of drones Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine, ignoring a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight”

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote that Russia breached Kyiv’s unilateral ceasefire by launching 108 combat drones and three missiles at Ukrainian cities, adding, "This shows that Russia rejects peace and its fake calls for a ceasefire on May 9th have nothing to do with diplomacy." The BBC reported that in the Sumy border region, two people were killed when a kindergarten was hit on Wednesday morning, and it quoted Zelenskyy saying Russia’s choice was "an obvious spurning of a ceasefire and of saving lives." The BBC also said Zelenskyy stated that Russia carried out "active hostilities and terrorist shelling" while firing dozens of drones and missiles at civilian areas. Meanwhile, ABC News reported that Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed air defenses shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea between Tuesday evening and dawn Wednesday.

Zelenskyy said Ukraine would determine its "entirely fair responses" depending on the situation overnight and on Thursday, after Russia reacted to the ceasefire proposal with new strikes across Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The BBC reported that Zelenskyy said Ukraine would "decide on our further actions" based on evening reports from its military and intelligence, after he accused Russia of targeting the front line and civilian areas. The DW report said Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for continuing attacks and said, "Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind." At the same time, the BBC said the Kremlin threatened a "massive missile strike" on central Kyiv if Ukraine violates Russia’s unilateral 8-9 May truce, keeping the ceasefire dispute tied to the May 9 Victory Day commemorations.