The point on the situation – The Ukrainian Air Force reported air bombs in the Soumy region, while Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three -day truce from Thursday for the commemorations of victory against Germany.
Funny “truce”that that announced unilaterally by Moscow and already raped, according to Ukraine, upon its effect. Thursday morning, kyiv accused Russia of attacking on “The whole front line”while President Vladimir Putin had decreed a fighting of the fighting during the commemorations of the victory against Nazi Germany on May 9. A truce supposedly entering into force on Thursday, that Ukraine has never accepted and qualified as communication operation, calling for a 30-day ceasefire. Moscow, for its part, assures “Respect strictly” the truce and only “answer” to Ukrainian attacks. Le Figaro takes stock of the situation.
The Ukrainian Parliament ratifies the “historic” agreement with Washington on minerals
The Ukrainian Parliament ratified the agreement on Thursday “historical” With the United States on the exploitation of the country’s natural resources, signed after weeks of stormy negotiations, announced the Ukrainian Minister of the Economy.
“The Ukrainian Parliament has ratified the historic economic partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United States”said Minister Ioulia Svyrydenko, who hopes that this document will be able to open the way for the granting for kyiv with new American military aid to repel the Russian invasion.
kyiv reports “on the whole front line”
“According to our military data, despite Putin’s statements, Russian forces continue to attack the entire front line”said the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriï Sybiga, on X. Since midnight, Russia has “Clerk 734 violations of the ceasefire” And launched 63 attempts at assault, he accused. Ukraine will answer “Appropriately to all attacks” and will share with its partners “All the relevant information on the violations of the ceasefire by Russia”added Mr. Sybiga.
Earlier Thursday, the Ukrainian Air Force had alerted to a press release on the “Launch of air bombs guided by enemy tactical aviation in the Soumy region”. In a separate message published later, this source had specified that between 21:00 GMT Wednesday and 05:00 GMT Thursday, “No missile shot or any use of attack drones have been recorded in Ukrainian airspace”.
The Russian army says “respect strictly” the ceasefire
For its part, the Russian army assured Thursday “Respect strictly” The ceasefire and do not carry any strike of aviation, missile, artillery or drone. “The Russian armed forces respond symmetrically to the violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian armed forces”added the Russian Defense Ministry on Telegram.
Start of the “truce”
The three -day truce with Ukraine, unilaterally ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the commemorations of victory against Nazi Germany on May 9, entered into force on Thursday. “The ceasefire (…) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the great victory, began”reported the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. Ukraine has never accepted this truce and described it as a communication operation, calling for a 30-day ceasefire.
-The night from Wednesday to Thursday was relatively calm. Nijni Novgorod Airport, a city 400 km from Moscow, was closed for more than an hour, said on Telegram Artem Korenyako, representative of the National Aviation Agency Rossaviatsia.
A few hours before the entry into force of the truce decreed by Vladimir Putin at 9:00 p.m. GMT, Russia and Ukraine had exchanged air attacks, with missiles and dozens of drones leading to the closure of airports on the Russian side and killing at least two dead on the Ukrainian side. The Kremlin said that the Russian forces would respect the ceasefire but that they would answer “immediately” If kyiv attacked.
In his address on Wednesday evening, President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for a 30 -day truce. “We do not withdraw this proposal which could give diplomacy a chance. But the world does not see a response from Russia ”he said. Vladimir Putin announced the truce on April 28 in a gesture “humanitarian”following pressures from the United States for Russia to put an end to the assault it has been leading since 2022 against Ukraine.
Frustration in Washington
Since his inauguration in January, US President Donald Trump has been trying to negotiate a sustainable ceasefire between Moscow and kyiv. But he failed to obtain major concessions from the Kremlin. In March, Vladimir Putin rejected an American-Ukrainian joint proposal for a unconditional ceasefire and has only offered meager contributions to the peace efforts of Donald Trump.
The White House is increasingly frustrated by this lack of progress. “It is probably impossible for us to ensure complete mediation without at least a few direct negotiations between the two parties”said US vice-president JD Vance on Wednesday.
During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Russian army pulled five ballistic missiles and launched 187 drones on Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force which claimed to have shot two of these missiles and 81 drones. In kyiv, a mother and her son died and seven other people were injured, including four children.
Ukraine, of which around 20% of the territory is occupied by the Russian army, has increased drone attacks against Russia in recent days, disturbing the operation of Moscow airports and other cities.
