Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine on Monday reported fighting along the front line despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire, with each side accusing the other of launching drone and artillery strikes. The ceasefire, agreed on Friday to run from May 9 to May 11, came as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump.
Ceasefire agreed amid U.S.-led peace push
Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to the May 9-11 ceasefire after more than four years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Trump said on Friday he hoped the ceasefire would be extended, but both sides accused the other of violating it on Sunday.
Ukraine reports ongoing assaults along the front
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Moscow had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks but had continued assaults along parts of the 1,200-km (745-mile) front line where Russian forces are advancing. He said Ukrainian troops were responding and defending their positions.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military said 180 battlefield clashes had been recorded over the previous 24 hours. It said Russian forces on Sunday deployed “kamikaze” drones and artillery in attacks on settlements and military positions, and its Monday afternoon report said Russian troops had carried out 38 new assaults on Ukrainian positions, adding: “Artillery shelling of border areas continues.”
Russia cites thousands of alleged violations
Russian state news agencies reported on Monday that Russia’s Defence Ministry had recorded 23,802 ceasefire violations by Ukraine since the start of the ceasefire. The ministry said Russian troops had responded in kind to Ukrainian attacks, using rocket launchers, artillery and drones.
Reported deaths in Ukrainian regions
Regional governors in Ukraine reported early on Monday that at least three people had been killed in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia and southern Kherson regions over the past 24 hours.
How do you think repeated accusations of violations affect prospects for extending the ceasefire?
