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Ukraine's military and regional officials on Monday reported Russian drone strikes and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace.
The ceasefire, which U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he hoped would be extended, was already showing signs of strain on Sunday, when each side accused the other of violating it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Moscow had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks but that it had continued assaults along parts of the long front where Russian forces are advancing.
Russia's Defence Ministry accused Ukraine on Sunday of flouting the ceasefire, saying it had downed 57 Ukrainian drones over the past day and responded in kind on the battlefield.
The General Staff of Ukraine's military said 180 battlefield clashes had been recorded along the front line over the past 24 hours and that Russian forces had on Sunday deployed 8,037 kamikaze drones in attacks on settlements and military positions.
The immediate outlook is that the situation will continue to be closely monitored, with the Ukrainian government and international community watching for any further developments or potential extensions of the ceasefire. The U.S. and other international parties are likely to continue diplomatic efforts to support a lasting peace agreement.