Ukraine logged impacts at 11 sites while the American peace delegation was still in Moscow
The strike package mixed jet-powered attack drones, decoys, and cruise missiles across several oblasts.
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Ukraine orders temporary ceasefire as US envoys visit Moscow. Air raid alert sounds in Kyiv immediately as pause begins
The reported order covers 5–8 September as Washington seeks to restart peace talks after months of stalled negotiations, but Russian attacks continued as the pause was due to begin.
HUR: Russia seeks rest of Donetsk Oblast, not a peace deal, by year-end
HUR's deputy chief says Russia cannot form new units without mobilization after battlefield losses exceeded contract recruitment in June and July
Finland’s FM: It’s too early to negotiate with Russia—while the EU is already weighing contact
Helsinki's top diplomat tied any future talks to one missing condition and pointed to next month's NATO summit as a place to take stock.
Two birthday calls: Zelenskyy thanked Trump for “every step from Javelins to Patriots.” Putin told Trump to make Zelenskyy come to Moscow
The Zelenskyy call lasted 35 minutes and produced a G7 meeting. The claimed Putin call lasted 55 minutes and produced another Witkoff trip.
Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News
Zelenskyy insisted it is no concession, but a way to save children and bring soldiers home, paired with monitoring missions and allied guarantees.
Britain, France, and Germany back Ukraine’s peace terms and press Putin for a ceasefire
After meeting Ukraine's president in London, the three leaders set out five conditions for a just and lasting peace and welcomed Kyiv's push for direct talks.
“This war is your personal choice”: Open letter from Zelenskyy to Putin urges end to war, warns Russia faces growing strain
Zelenskyy calls for a ceasefire and leader-level talks, saying Russia is under mounting pressure from losses, sanctions, and internal fatigue.
Kremlin terms unchanged: Moscow repeats Putin’s 2024 demand for four Ukraine’s oblasts as peace push stalls
That is a demand for capitulation, not for peace.
Moscow’s Victory Day ceasefire reduced combat but became Russia’s stockpile window, ISW finds
A Ukrainian brigade in the Lyman direction said Russia held Molniya drones back before the truce, then released them during the pause while bringing up reserves.
Talks continue on Trump-brokered prisoner exchange with Russia after Putin claimed that Kyiv was not ready for swap
Russia announced a ceasefire for 8–9 May — its own parade dates. Ukraine proposed starting earlier, on the night of 6 May. Russia violated it.
ISW: Russia’s “Victory Day ceasefire” reduced combat but didn’t stop it
Day 2 saw Russian attacks reach Ukrainian positions across six oblasts, killing at least two civilians in Kherson.
Russia’s “ceasefire” not observed as Ukraine reports 140+ attacks and mass drone strikes
Kyiv says battlefield activity shows no pause in hostilities, with Russian forces continuing assaults, drone operations, and reconnaissance flights overnight.
After Russia unilaterally announced 9 May ceasefire to hold parade, Zelenskyy set Ukraine’s silence regime to start three days earlier
The announcement existed on Russian social media. Not in diplomatic channels.
Zelenskyy asks Trump whether Putin’s 9 May ceasefire means more than hours of safety for his own propaganda parade
Russia has used temporary pauses before, framed as humanitarian gestures or goodwill signals, to regroup forces, rotate units, resupply front-line positions, and then resume offensive operations.
Trump claims ongoing “good conversations” with Putin and Zelenskyy, won’t say when
In a Fox News interview, the US president groundlessly reiterated that the personal animosity between the two leaders is the obstacle to peace.
2,000 violations in 15 hours: what Russia’s Easter truce looked like from the front
Ukraine's General Staff documented the scale of Russia's unilateral ceasefire before Easter Sunday had even begun.
Withdrawing from Donbas would give Russia a free path to Kharkiv and Dnipro, Zelenskyy warns
New fortifications would take up to 18 months to build – and still couldn't match the protection of urban terrain Ukraine currently holds.
Russia dismissed Ukraine’s Easter truce offer – then declared its own days later
A year ago, Russia declared the same kind of ceasefire – and violated it more than 2,000 times.
Kyiv proposes energy ceasefire to Moscow, as Ukrainian long-range strikes already disrupted over 40% of Russia’s seaborne oil exports
Russia can't protect its oil terminals. Ukraine destroyed $1 billion worth in five strikes. It just offered to stop — on one condition.