Rivals declare unilateral ceasefires as strikes persist ahead of Victory Day
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Russia and Ukraine announced unilateral ceasefires for May 6-9 ahead of Victory Day, but overnight strikes killed and wounded people across Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv says it will observe an open-ended ceasefire from midnight May 6 and respond symmetrically, while Moscow threatens massive strikes if Kyiv breaches. The deals are unilateral with no mutual terms or monitoring. Ukraine has been conducting deep-strike drone attacks into Russia, while Moscow reports downing drones and Flamingo missiles and is planning a scaled-down Victory Day parade.
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