Moscow and Kyiv exchanged accusations Sunday over violations of a weekend ceasefire that President Trump helped negotiate, with both sides reporting continued military action despite the temporary truce.
Russian defense officials claimed Ukraine broke the ceasefire more than 1,000 times, according to state media reports from a Sunday briefing. The ministry alleged Ukrainian forces targeted civilian areas in Russian territory and struck military positions along the front lines.
Russia’s military “responded in kind” to the ceasefire violations,” the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian regional leaders reported casualties from ongoing Russian attacks. Ivan Fedorov, who heads the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, confirmed one death and three injuries from artillery and drone strikes over a 24-hour period.
In the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin reported seven wounded civilians during the same timeframe. Additionally, Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-appointed leader of Russian-controlled Kherson territory, said two people were hurt by Ukrainian bombardment.
A Russian drone strike also damaged a nine-story apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, injuring five residents, according to regional administrator Oleh Syniehubov.
The temporary halt in fighting was announced Friday by President Trump, who said both nations agreed to his request for a Saturday-through-Monday ceasefire to coincide with Victory Day, Russia’s commemoration of defeating Nazi Germany.
Trump said there would also be an exchange of prisoners, declaring that the break in fighting could be the “beginning of the end” of the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had previously suggested Russian authorities “fear drones may buzz over Red Square” during the May 9 parade in Moscow. Following Trump’s announcement, Zelenskyy sarcastically declared Red Square temporarily off-limits for Ukrainian strikes to allow the Russian parade to proceed. The Kremlin dismissed his remarks as a “silly joke.”
Ukraine’s air force reported Sunday that it successfully intercepted or destroyed all 27 attack and decoy drones launched by Russia during overnight operations.
