Russia launches missile and drone attack on Ukraine despite ceasefire
File photo: Air defense forces shot down 34 Russian drones (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
On the night of May 9, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 43 strike drones, despite the previously announced ceasefire. Air defense forces managed to shoot down most of the Russian drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
From evening until morning, the Russians launched an attack using an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Crimea and 43 strike drones of the Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, as well as Parodya decoy drones, from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Millerovo of Russia.The
Russian air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units, unmanned aerial systems, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to preliminary data, as of 8 a.m. Kyiv time, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down or neutralized 34 Russian Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and Parodya decoy drones in the south, north, and east of Ukraine.
A missile strike and nine attack drones were recorded at six locations, as well as the fall of downed debris at two locations.
Ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia
Earlier this week, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a ceasefire with Ukraine on May 8 and 9.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for not waiting for that date and for a silence regime to begin on the night of May 6.
Russia, for its part, violated the ceasefire by attacking several Ukrainian cities, prompting Kyiv to respond in kind on the night of May 8. In particular, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Rostov, and other cities were targeted.
On the evening of May 8, US President Donald Trump stated that there would be a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, on May 9, 10, and 11, and that a prisoner exchange would take place.
Following this, Zelenskyy confirmed the information regarding the prisoner exchange and issued a decree to exclude Red Square in Moscow from Ukraine’s targets for the duration of the parade.
