Russia strikes Ukraine with drones as ceasefire ends, Ukrainian officials say - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxPdXRnQUlDZUlkTnl3bkh1UzZIa1Z1TXdCbmxoaFFwZzNxMjhBX3JucmdENktQb25URjN1X0ZRZkl1MXpZam5Ob3FCSFZ4cndBRFVEcnVZWnE0bDBVb211Y3N1NjVsUm5HQ1VFWE5TZ29FOEYtUlRUaE5rWi1BUlFRcHliWVk3N3kxNTdUb1ZqWkdra0FReFZjQUlDQktLdzVsdUF3T2VRM1pVX3pva0NaVW9VVnZXalBtMjl1Tnlxcw?oc=5" target="_blank">Russia strikes Ukraine with drones as ceasefire ends, Ukrainian officials say</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>

As a U.S.-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine nears its end, both nations accused each other of violating the truce, with Ukraine reporting deadly strikes in Kharkiv and Kherson.

Following the conclusion of the three-day ceasefire on May 12, launches of combat drones have been recorded, with monitoring channels from both sides reporting drone launches shortly after the truce expired.

During the night of May 12, the Russian army launched more than 200 drones at Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announcing this in a post on Telegram, stating that Russia chose to end the partial ceasefire that had lasted for several days.

On May 12, Ukraine reported that over 200 Russian drones attacked shortly after a U.S.-mediated ceasefire from May 9–11 expired, killing at least one civilian and striking energy, residential, and educational infrastructure; Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of the drones.

Ukraine’s air force said that since 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Monday, Russia had launched 216 drones, of which 192 were downed or neutralised. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X that Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days.

Russia launched a new wave of drone attacks on Ukraine just hours after a temporary ceasefire expired, Ukrainian authorities said early on Tuesday. Ukraine's Air Force reported overnight drone attacks on the capital Kiev as well as the cities of Zaporizhzhya, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kherson.

Russia launched more than 200 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, hours after a U.S.-mediated ceasefire expired, dimming hopes it would be extended. Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a May 9–11 ceasefire linked to the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.