Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Russia ignored a unilateral ceasefire announced by Ukraine by launching drone attacks on several cities on Wednesday morning in the Sumy border region. A kindergarten was hit, killing one woman. Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had carried out "active hostilities and terrorist shelling", targeting the front line as well as firing dozens of drones and missiles at civilian areas.
Earlier this week, the two sides announced rival unilateral ceasefires with no agreement on their terms, length, or monitoring. Moscow first demanded a truce on May 8 and 9 to mark Victory Day on Saturday. Kyiv followed by announcing its own open-ended ceasefire from midnight on Tuesday, stating Ukraine would act "symmetrically" from that point on.
Zelensky stated that Russia's choice was "an obvious spurning of a ceasefire and of saving lives". Ukraine had "clearly stated that it would act in kind" and would "decide on our further actions" based on evening reports from its military and intelligence.
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Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of breaching a unilateral ceasefire announced by Ukraine. One woman was killed when a kindergarten was hit - but what does this mean for the war?
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