Attacks Continue on Second Day of Ceasefire in Ukraine

Despite a declared three-day ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russian forces continued their offensive operations along the front lines. While large-scale airstrikes were not a feature of the second day of the truce, the Ukrainian military noted that the Russian army did not respect the ceasefire and continued its attacks.

According to Ukrainian authorities, at least nine people were injured in Russian attacks on the second day of the ceasefire, which was agreed upon by both nations on Friday. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a three-year-old girl and a rescue worker were injured in a drone attack. Four people were injured in drone attacks in the Kherson region and two more in the neighboring Mykolaiv region. Another man was injured in a drone attack in the Zaporizhzhia region.

While Ukraine's military reported a decrease in drone attacks compared to the days before the ceasefire, Russia's Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of violating the ceasefire 16,071 times in the past 24 hours, including thousands of drone attacks. This starkly contrasting narrative highlights the deep mistrust and ongoing conflict, where even declared pauses in fighting are met with accusations and continued hostilities. From Kyiv's perspective, this underscores the unreliability of Russian commitments and the continued need for vigilance and defense.

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On the front lines, the Russian army does not respect the ceasefire and does not even try to follow it.