An engine of a Russian drone lays on the ground as rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. File Photo
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Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday (May 8) to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump to end more than four years of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
The ceasefire, which Mr. Trump said on Friday (May 8) he hoped would be extended, was already showing signs of strain on Sunday (May 11), when each side accused the other of violating it.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday (May 11) Moscow had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks but that it had continued assaults along parts of the long front where Russian forces are advancing.
Russia’s Defence Ministry accused Ukraine on Sunday (May 11) of flouting the ceasefire, saying it had downed 57 Ukrainian drones over the past day and “responded in kind” on the battlefield. It did not immediately report on the battlefield situation on Monday (May 11).
In Ukraine, one person was killed , and two people were wounded in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia, the regional governor said. Two were killed, and two were wounded in the southern region of Kherson, the Kherson region’s Governor said.
Three people were wounded in the neighbouring Mykolaiv region, five were hurt in the northern region of Kharkiv, and four were wounded in the eastern region of Donetsk, according to reports by the regions’ Governors.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s military said 180 battlefield clashes had been recorded along the front line over the past 24 hours and that Russian forces had on Sunday (May 11) deployed 8,037 “kamikaze” drones in attacks on settlements and military positions.
Published – May 11, 2026 02:22 pm IST
