Overview
- The three-day ceasefire announced Friday for May 9–11 led to a pause in large missile and drone barrages even as ground battles carried on along the front.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 180 clashes over the past day and thousands of kamikaze drone and artillery strikes, while Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed roughly 8,970 Ukrainian violations and said its troops responded.
- Kyiv said it submitted a list of 1,000 prisoners for a planned 1,000-for-1,000 swap, and a Kremlin aide said agencies on both sides were working on lists with the exchange to start once agreement is reached, though no mass swap has been independently verified.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine held back long-range strikes as Russia avoided mass attacks and vowed to respond in kind if Moscow resumes large barrages.
- Regional officials reported deaths and injuries in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Mykolaiv during the truce, and the UN welcomed the pause and planned exchange even as verification mechanisms remained absent.