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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Thursday of breaking a temporary ceasefire that Kyiv had suggested, warning that Ukraine will maintain its long-distance attacks if Moscow continues its military operations.<\/p>

The Ukrainian leader had suggested the pause beginning May 6 as a counter to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s own ceasefire proposal for May 8-9, which would align with Russia’s World War Two victory celebrations.<\/p>

Russia never officially agreed to honor Ukraine’s ceasefire suggestion.<\/p>

According to Zelenskyy, Russian military units launched drone attacks, missile bombardments, artillery fire, and ground assaults across battle lines from the early morning hours Thursday.<\/p>

A day earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova announced that Moscow had advised diplomatic offices to leave Kyiv due to potential large-scale strikes in retaliation for Ukrainian efforts to disrupt Victory Day ceremonies.<\/p>

Ukrainian air defense reported shooting down 92 out of 102 incoming drones from 6 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday morning. Russian officials claimed their air defense systems eliminated 32 drones targeting Moscow since Thursday began.<\/p>

“In a mirror response to Russian strikes, we will continue our long-range sanctions. And in response to Russia’s willingness to move toward diplomacy, we will proceed along the path of diplomacy,” Zelenskyy stated.<\/p>

Ukrainian military units have stepped up operations against Russia’s defense manufacturing facilities and power infrastructure, focusing heavily on petroleum facilities to undermine Moscow’s primary war funding source.<\/p>

Thursday brought news of Ukrainian drone strikes against a Lukoil refinery in Perm, located near the Ural Mountains, according to Kyiv’s drone unit commander. This marked the second assault on that facility within eight days.<\/p>

Zelenskyy revealed that Ukrainian forces recently hit locations in Russia’s Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg regions, reaching targets almost 2,000 kilometers from Ukraine’s borders.<\/p>

“There is a need to establish peace, rather than running around the world’s capitals begging for a pause on May 9. We need peace,” Zelenskyy declared.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating a ceasefire he proposed for May 6, while Moscow had suggested its own pause for May 8-9 during World War Two victory celebrations. Zelenskyy warned Ukraine will continue long-range strikes on Russian targets if Moscow persists with its attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":63127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778160352464.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-gqc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62480,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ukrainian-officials-russia-breaks-ceasefire-hours-after-it-began\/","url_meta":{"origin":63128,"position":0},"title":"Ukrainian Officials: Russia Breaks Ceasefire Hours After It Began","author":"Admin","date":"May 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ukrainian leaders say Russian forces violated a ceasefire that started at midnight Wednesday, resulting in one death and three injuries. 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