RT.com
09 May 2026, 17:08 GMT+10
Kiev has committed a total of 8,970 violations since midnight Friday, according to the Russian MOD
The Ukrainian military has violated the Victory Day ceasefire on 8,970 occasions since it took effect at midnight on Friday, including drone and artillery strikes, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Moscow said on Friday that it had ordered all of its troops along the Ukraine front line to halt combat operations and stay at their positions.
In a statement on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that its forces were continuing to abide by the ceasefire. By contrast, the Ukrainian military had conducted "strikes on our forces' positions involving unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery," military officials in Moscow reported. On top of that, a number of Russian regions, including Crimea, Bryansk Region, Belgorod Region, Kursk Region, and Moscow Region, have come under Ukrainian attacks.
According to the ministry, of the 8,970 ceasefire violations on Kiev's part, 1,173 attacks were conducted by Ukrainian artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, mortars and tanks. The Russian military has additionally recorded a total of 7,151 enemy drone strikes.
"Ukrainian forces have carried out twelve attacks on Russian positions," according to the statement.
(RT.com)
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