Overview

• Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a three-day ceasefire from May 8 to 10 to mark Victory Day, but Ukraine dismissed it as a ploy and refused to participate.
• Ukraine’s military documented 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assaults by Russian forces within the first 12 hours, including heavy artillery strikes and drone attacks.
• Moscow accused Ukrainian forces of attempting two incursions into Russia’s Kursk region, claims Kyiv has not acknowledged and remain disputed.
• Bombings in Ukraine’s Sumy region during the ceasefire period killed one civilian and injured two others, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.
• Ukraine continues to call for a comprehensive, long-term ceasefire as international partners monitor the escalating situation and its humanitarian toll.