Russian Forces Bombard Eastern Ukraine, Killing Over 27, on Eve of Ukraine's Proposal for Indefinite Ceasefire
Russian forces launched intense attacks across eastern Ukraine, killing at least 27 people, including 12 in Zaporizhzhia in one of the deadliest attacks this year. This happened just hours before Ukraine's proposed 'indefinite ceasefire.'
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(Central News Agency, Kyiv/Zaporizhzhia, May 5th,綜合外電報導) Russian forces launched attacks across eastern Ukraine today, killing at least 27 people, including 12 in Zaporizhzhia in one of the deadliest attacks this year. This occurred just hours before Ukraine's proposed 'indefinite ceasefire.'
Reuters reported that Russia previously announced a ceasefire from May 8th to 9th to coincide with the former Soviet Union's commemoration of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and a military parade in Moscow's Red Square.
Ukraine subsequently proposed an 'indefinite ceasefire' starting from midnight on the 6th and urged Russia to respond, but Russian officials largely ignored Ukraine's proposal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia cannot intensely bombard Ukraine while simultaneously observing a ceasefire for its own military parade.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted in English on social media platform X: "Just hours before Ukraine's ceasefire proposal takes effect, Russia shows no sign of ending hostilities. On the contrary, Moscow is escalating and continuing to create panic."
However, minutes after Ukraine's ceasefire was supposed to take effect, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of Crimea's administration, wrote on the messaging app Telegram that a Ukrainian drone attack killed 5 civilians in Dzhankoi. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Related indications suggest that this attack likely occurred before the ceasefire deadline, and there is no evidence that Ukraine launched any attacks after the ceasefire took effect. (Compiled by Chang Ming-hsuan) 1150506
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(Central News Agency, Kyiv/Zaporizhzhia, May 5th,綜合外電報導) Russian forces launched attacks across eastern Ukraine today, killing at least 27 people, including 12 in Zaporizhzhia in one of the deadliest attacks this year. This occurred just hours before Ukraine's proposed 'indefinite ceasefire.'
Reuters reported that Russia previously announced a ceasefire from May 8th to 9th to coincide with the former Soviet Union's commemoration of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and a military parade in Moscow's Red Square.
Ukraine subsequently proposed an 'indefinite ceasefire' starting from midnight on the 6th and urged Russia to respond, but Russian officials largely ignored Ukraine's proposal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia cannot intensely bombard Ukraine while simultaneously observing a ceasefire for its own military parade.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha posted in English on social media platform X: "Just hours before Ukraine's ceasefire proposal takes effect, Russia shows no sign of ending hostilities. On the contrary, Moscow is escalating and continuing to create panic."
However, minutes after Ukraine's ceasefire was supposed to take effect, Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-backed head of Crimea's administration, wrote on the messaging app Telegram that a Ukrainian drone attack killed 5 civilians in Dzhankoi. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Related indications suggest that this attack likely occurred before the ceasefire deadline, and there is no evidence that Ukraine launched any attacks after the ceasefire took effect. (Compiled by Chang Ming-hsuan) 1150506
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