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Russia and Ukraine declare rival ceasefires
May 5, 2026
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Russia announced a unilateral ceasefire on May 8th and 9th during its weekend of celebrations for Victory Day, a commemoration of the defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Moscow for calling for a truce without talking to Kyiv first, and for killing several Ukrainians in a missile strike on the same day the ceasefire was announced.
Zelenskyy responded by calling his own unilateral truce, beginning on May 6 at midnight and without a fixed end date. #ukrainewar #russia #dwnewsshorts For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
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