Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least 27 people across Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, just hours before competing ceasefire proposals from Moscow and Kyiv were set to take effect.
CNN reported that one of the deadliest strikes occurred in Zaporizhzhia, where 12 civilians were killed in a single attack. Additional strikes in Dnipro and the Poltava region also caused heavy casualties, including the deaths of two rescue workers responding to an earlier strike. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said more than 120 people were wounded nationwide.
⚡️Russian attacks kill 26 civilians, injure at least 118 over past day, as Zelensky's proposed ceasefire kicked off.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 6, 2026
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles, a Kh-31 air-to-surface missile, and 108 drones of various types, including Shahed, overnight, the Air…
Russia had announced a temporary ceasefire for May 8 and 9 ahead of its Victory Day celebrations in Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by proposing an open-ended ceasefire beginning Tuesday midnight.
However, Zelensky accused Moscow of ignoring the proposal after Russia launched more attacks early Wednesday. Russia also warned Ukraine against disrupting the Victory Day parade, threatening a “massive missile attack” on Kyiv, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Ukraine launched long-range drone and missile strikes deep inside Russia, including in the Chuvashia region, where officials reported deaths and injuries.
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