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Russia fired dozens of drones astatine Ukraine successful nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said connected Wednesday (May 6, 2026), disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began astatine midnight.
The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadn't abided by its ain ceasefire, saying that aerial defences changeable down 53 Ukrainian drones implicit Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea betwixt Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening and Wednesday (May 6, 2026) dawn.
A rescuer works astatine the tract of the backstage location deed by a Russian drone onslaught arsenic the motor of a Russian drone lies connected the ground, amid Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine, successful Kharkiv, Ukraine connected May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Five radical were killed by a Ukrainian drone onslaught connected the metropolis of Dzhankoi successful Crimea, according to Russia-installed Governor Sergei Aksyonov. He reported the casualties conscionable aft midnight, but posted astir the onslaught itself much than 90 minutes earlier.
There had been nary authoritative motion from Moscow that it would heed Kyiv's ceasefire, and determination was small anticipation for a intermission successful hostilities arsenic the warfare stretches into its fifth year pursuing Russia's all-out penetration of its neighbour. U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to halt the warfare implicit the past twelvemonth person travel to nothing.
On Tuesday (May 5, 2026), Russian drone and rocket strikes connected Ukraine killed 27 radical and wounded 120 others, each of them civilians, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. The warfare has killed much than 15,000 civilians, according to the United Nations.
Both sides person kept up long-range onslaught campaigns. On the astir 1,250-km (800-mile) beforehand line, meanwhile, Russia's bigger Army remains engaged successful a slow-moving and costly slog against Ukraine's drone-heavy defences.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced the unilateral ceasefire aft Russia said it would clasp its ain intermission of hostilities implicit 2 days aboriginal this week portion it marks the 81st day of the decision of Nazi Germany successful World War II. The Ukrainian person Zelenskyy said immoderate breach of the ceasefire would trigger a subject response.
In this photograph provided by the Ukraine National Police connected May 5, 2026, fume rises from a car work store destroyed by a Russian onslaught connected Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP
European officials had welcomed Ukraine's unilateral determination arsenic a goodwill motion illustrating its readiness for a bid settlement.
Russian forces launched 108 drones and 3 missiles overnight, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, with attacks continuing passim the nighttime and into Wednesday (May 6, 2026) morning.
“Moscow erstwhile again ignored a realistic and just telephone to extremity hostilities, supported by different states and planetary organisations,” Mr. Sybiha said successful a station connected X.
Moscow's connection to halt warring connected Friday (May 8, 2026) and Saturday (May 9, 2026) follows a signifier of Russia declaring abbreviated unilateral ceasefires during the warfare timed to coincide with assorted holidays, astir precocious Orthodox Easter.
Those suspensions of combat don't nutrient immoderate tangible results amid heavy mistrust betwixt the warring sides.
Mr. Sybiha said, Russia's actions exposed its calls for a abstracted ceasefire astir May 9 arsenic insincere. “Putin lone cares astir subject parades, not quality lives,” helium said.
The diplomat called for accrued planetary unit connected Moscow, including caller sanctions, diplomatic isolation, accountability measures for warfare crimes and expanded subject and civilian enactment for Ukraine.
