Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaking a US-brokered ceasefire between the warring nations.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday the three-day ceasefire would run from 9 May to 11 May.

But Ukrainian officials said at least three people had been killed in Russian strikes over the past 24 hours, with one death each in the regions of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson.

In the northeast region of Kharkiv, governor Oleh Syniehubov said eight people, including two children, were wounded in drone attacks on the regional capital and nearby settlements.

Seven more, including another child, were injured in the Kherson region by drone or artillery attacks, according to local governor Oleksandr Prokudin.

Russian attacks on the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region had also left a child wounded and infrastructure damaged, said regional head, Oleksandr Hanzha.

Another attack in the region targeted a rescue vehicle, wounding its 23-year-old driver, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said.

Kyiv's air forces said Russia had launched 27 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, lower than usual, but that air defences had downed all of them.

And Ukraine's General Staff said 147 clashes had taken place along the front line.

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Russia likewise accused Ukraine of violating the ceasefire by launching drones and artillery attacks, according to the Interfax news agency.

On Sunday morning, Russia shot down 57 Ukrainian drones, its defence ministry said, while insisting that Moscow had observed the ceasefire.

It added that Russian troops had "responded in kind" to Ukraine's actions, launching attacks with multiple launch rocket systems and mortars.

It comes after the failure of broader efforts to end the conflict, which has been running for more than four years.

Ukrainian officials, however, have not publicly commented on any violations of the ceasefire, which was also meant to include a swap of 1,000 prisoners of war from each side.

Russia and Ukraine had each announced separate ceasefires, starting Friday and Wednesday respectively, but soon accused each other of breaking them.

On Saturday, as Russia celebrated Victory Day, its annual Second World War commemoration, with a scaled-back parade, President Vladimir Putin said he believed the Ukraine war was coming to an end.

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