UKRAINE has accused Vladimir Putin of breaking his own ceasefire just hours after the three-day truce officially started.
Kyiv say they have faced bombing on the frontlines since Russia‘s self-imposed peace deadline kicked off ahead of their Victory Day celebrations.
East2WestRussia hit Ukraine’s Donetsk region just hours before Putin’s ceasefire[/caption]
GettyRussian drone strikes in Zaporizhzhia left dozens of homes in ruins[/caption]
East2WestUkraine hit Moscow in drone strikes earlier in the week before the ceasefire came into effect[/caption]
A military spokesperson said Russian troops are attacking in the east as Viktor Trehubov said Russia has waged military assaults in several areas after midnight.
In the early hours of Thursday morning, Kyiv’s air force also accused Moscow of launching guided bombs on its northern region of Sumy.
They claimed three separate attacks had been reported.
There have been no immediate reports of damage or any casualties as of yet.
Ukraine’s air force has noted that they’ve faced no missile or UAV attacks this morning.
Putin decided to impose his own three-day ceasefire to coincide with Russia‘s Victory Day parade which takes place on Friday.
Ukraine swiftly rejected the offer and described it as typical Kremlin theatrics as they continue to play for time in the gruelling conflict.
One of the other reasons for Kyiv dismissing the deal is due to Putin’s previous lies over committing to a ceasefire.
At the start of the month he made a false promise to the world saying his military would stop their attacks over Easter.
But within minutes of the truce beginning, Kyiv claimed they were forced to defend several villages from incoming assaults.
Putin critics also believe he has only made up the plan to protect world leaders who are attending the VD celebrations – including Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Ukraine will blitz Russia’s showpiece parade through Moscow on May 9.
The heroic leader said the Kremlin is “worried” about the event being targeted by long range missile or drone strikes which decimate the Red Square.
Zelensky says he is refusing to allow his enemy to celebrate with the prospect of Putin resuming his killing spree after hosting the celebrations.
It comes as Russia has continued to launch attacks in recent days.
Deadly strikes on Ukraine’s Sumy region killed three, and injured seven, amid intense border battles this week.
One Russian drone – seen on video – hit a children’s playground and sent in up in a blaze of smoke.
Russia also set fire to Barabashovo market, one of the largest in Europe, in a series of strikes.
Footage showed the market ablaze with at least four civilians wounded.
But Ukraine hit back with a huge drone strike which forced Russia to shut all four of its major airports in a dramatic show of force against Moscow.
All four major Moscow airports – Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky – were closed as the drones targeted the capital, with multiple diversions of incoming aircraft.
At least nine other airports were also disrupted.
Russian tourists complained about being trapped in a Nesma Airlines plane from Egyptian resort Hurghada to Moscow for ten hours after it was diverted to St Petersburg due to the drone strikes amid air chaos.
ReutersFirefighters work at the site of a market in Kharkiv hit by a Russian drone strike[/caption]
East2WestUkraine caused airports in Moscow to shut down this week following overnight attacks[/caption]
