Silence in Ukrainian cities in the early hours of the Kremlin-declared truce

Ukrainian cities seem to be calm Thursday morning, after a three-day ceasefire declared by Russia has entered into force. It is said that there was no attack on fear or rockets this morning after several nights of constant bombing.

However, Ukraine's Air Force reported that Russian planes dropped twice controlled bombs over the Sumi region in the country's northeast in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The first attack took place almost three hours after the truce went into effect, and the second took place within two hours. There's no evidence of damage.

Capital Kiev is calm in the early hours of the day, but it is not clear whether the fighting has stopped at the front line.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin declared the 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

He is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow, and other leaders for Victory Day celebrations on May 9th, including a military parade at Red Square.

Among the guests are Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has openly criticised the EU's support for Ukraine, as well as Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, who visited Moscow despite pressure from the EU that this visit could harm Serbia's ambitions for bloc membership, writes REL, broadcast Periscope.

The Kremlin announced that Putin will hold bilateral meetings with leaders on 9 May.

Ukraine has rejected the ceasefire, stressing that Putin declared it only to create an impression that it requires the end of the war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech May 7th that alarms for air strikes had fallen across the country after a night of serious attacks.

“over the night there was another Russian missile attack and fears ballistic attacks and over 140 amikazes on just one night, Zelensky said. There was a noise in Kiev and other cities. Unfortunately, there are wounded and killed. ”

He stressed that Ukraine remains committed to the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in this war, which began after Russia began its full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The 30-day ceasefire proposal was made by the United States in March and was accepted by Ukraine.

Russia has said such an agreement can only go into effect if mechanisms for its implementation are established.

Both countries face pressure from US President Donald Trump to quickly end the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II.

Putin has expressed readiness for peace, but US vice president JD Vance said the <x0 minuss are demanding a lot of”, while the US is trying to bring the parties to the negotiating table.

Vance added that Ukraine should not remain obsessed with the idea of a 30-day ceasefire, saying that <x0-directions are deep”, but it is “quite optimistic” for the possibility of ending the war. /Periscope/