Russia, Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Ceasefire Violations

Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of repeatedly violating a temporary ceasefire announced for May 9-11, while clashes and drone attacks continued across multiple frontline regions. Ukrainian officials also said a Russian drone hit a residential apartment building in Kharkiv during the truce, injuring five people, including two children. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied (Photo by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating a three-day ceasefire, as fighting continued across the front line despite a temporary reduction in large-scale aerial strikes. Ukraine’s General Staff reported 144 combat clashes on May 10 and said Russian forces used more than 5,000 kamikaze drones and shelled populated areas and Ukrainian positions over 1,500 times. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . The General Staff said Russian attacks continued across all major frontline sectors, including Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, as well as Kostiantynivka and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. The reported ceasefire violations also came as Russian drone attacks continued to hit Ukrainian cities, including Kharkiv. Ukrainian officials said a Russian drone struck a residential apartment building in the city’s Industrialnyi district during the declared truce period. According to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov , five people were injured in the strike, including two children. An 8-year-old boy suffered an acute stress reaction and received medical assistance at the scene. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the drone hit the technical floor of a nine-story residential building, damaging the elevator shaft and shattering around 30 windows. Emergency services were deployed to the site as inspections of the building continued. Meanwhile, Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Ukrainian forces continued attacks between May 9-11 using drones and artillery, targeting Russian troop positions as well as civilian infrastructure in occupied Crimea and Russia’s Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Rostov regions and Krasnodar Krai. Other Topics of Interest ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2026 Latest from the Institute for the Study of War. “Despite the declaration of the ceasefire regime, Ukrainian armed formations carried out strikes using [unmanned aerial vehicles] UAVs and artillery,” the ministry said on May 10, adding that Russian forces were responding “symmetrically” to the alleged violations. According to the ministry, Ukrainian forces shelled Russian positions 676 times in one day, launched more than 6,300 drone-related strikes and carried out eight assault attempts. Moscow claimed the total number of ceasefire violations had exceeded 16,000 in the area it refers to as the “special military operation.” Russia initially announced a unilateral ceasefire from May 9 to commemorate the WWII Victory Day, one of Russia’s largest celebrations. Kyiv initially rebuffed the proposal as “ theatrical ” and counterproposed with a unilateral May 6 ceasefire, which the Kremlin ignored . Kyiv later agreed to the May 9-11 ceasefire after Washington intervened to help secure a “1,000 for 1,000” prisoner swap. Both Kyiv and Moscow said the subsequent attacks were in response to each other’s violations of the ceasefire. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has refrained from long-range strikes in response to the absence of large-scale Russian attacks. However, Zelensky also threatened to “respond in kind” if Moscow escalates attacks on Ukraine after the ceasefire period. “Going forward, we will respond in kind, and if the Russians decide to return to full-scale war, our sanctions will be immediate and severe. Distance is becoming less and less of a factor – we have demonstrated this with our long-range capabilities. Ukraine has always acted clearly and honestly in this regard,” Zelensky said, referring to Kyiv’s near-daily strikes against Russian oil facilities in recent weeks. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.