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Zelenskiy says continued Russian strikes show no attempt to cease fire on front

  • Zelenskiy this week had proposed an open-ended ceasefire starting on May 6
Published May 8, 2026 Updated May 8, 2026 10:21am
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that Russian forces continued to strike Ukrainian positions during the night on Friday, which he said showed that Russia has not taken “even a token attempt to cease fire on the front.”

Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday that Moscow had declared a ceasefire from midnight on May 8 until May 10 for its World War Two commemorations.

Zelenskiy this week had proposed an open-ended ceasefire starting on May 6, which he said Russia has violated.

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