Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating U.S.-brokered ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday.
Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours.
President Trump had announced Friday that Russia and Ukraine would swap 1,000 prisoners as part of a three-day ceasefire, coinciding with the observation of Victory Day in Russia over the weekend.
On Sunday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was neither observing the truce nor "even particularly trying to," adding there had been no calm in front line areas despite a lull in large-scale attacks and pledged that Ukraine would retaliate to any aggression shown by Moscow.
"Yesterday and today, Ukraine refrained from long-range retaliatory actions in response to the absence of large-scale Russian attacks," Zelenskyy said in evening statement, stressing Ukraine's increasing ability to hit targets far inside Russia.
"We will continue to respond in the same mirrorlike manner, and if the Russians decide to return to full-scale warfare, our response will be immediate and significant."
Ivan Fedorov, head of Ukraine's southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, said one person had been killed and three others had been injured by Russian artillery and drone attacks in the last 24 hours. Another 16 people were also wounded in attacks across other regions of Ukraine, local officials said.