Ukraine has accused Russia of breaking its own unilaterally declared three-day ceasefire hours after it began.<\/p>\n
Ukraine\u2019s air force said on Thursday that Russian aircraft launched guided bombs on the Sumy region of northern Ukraine three times after midnight local time (21:00 GMT), when Vladimir Putin\u2019s May 8-10 ceasefire<\/a> entered into force.<\/p>\n A Ukrainian military spokesman cited by news agency Reuters said a 55-year-old woman had been killed in the attacks on Sumy. Regional rescuers said on Telegram on Thursday that \u201cnight shelling\u201d had caused fires to break out in three residential buildings, killing a \u201ccivilian\u201d without specifying the exact time when it had occurred.<\/p>\n \u201cPredictably, Putin\u2019s \u2018Parade ceasefire\u2019 proves to be a farce,\u201d Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X on Thursday, referring to a planned May 9 parade on Moscow\u2019s Red Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union\u2019s victory \u2013 along with other Allied countries \u2013 over Nazi Germany in World War II.<\/p>\n \u201cRussian forces continue to attack across the entire frontline,\u201d Sybiha wrote. \u201cFrom midnight to midday, Russia committed 734 ceasefire violations and 63 assault operations, 23 of which are still ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n The Russian Defence Ministry, cited by Interfax news agency, said that Ukraine, in turn, had carried out 488 attacks on Russian targets and twice tried to break through the border in the Kursk region.<\/p>\n The Kremlin has claimed the brief ceasefire, aimed at pausing hostilities during the high-profile WWII commemoration, will \u201ctest\u201d Kyiv\u2019s readiness for peace but Ukraine has slammed it as a farce.<\/p>\n