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On\u00a0May 4, Russia and Ukraine announced<\/a> they would temporarily halt fighting \u2014 but without coordinating their decisions. Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry declared a\u00a0temporary truce in\u00a0honor of\u00a0Victory Day, to\u00a0run from May 8 through 9. President Zelensky responded by\u00a0announcing that Ukraine was declaring its own truce earlier, beginning at\u00a0midnight on\u00a0May 6. But the fighting has not stopped, and Ukraine is\u00a0accusing Russia of\u00a0violating its terms and is\u00a0effectively signaling that there will be\u00a0no\u00a0truce on\u00a0May 9. Here is\u00a0how events unfolded.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump speak by\u00a0phone. The Kremlin says<\/a> Putin proposed declaring a\u00a0truce for the duration of\u00a0the Victory Day celebrations. Trump said the truce proposal was his own.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Volodymyr Zelensky directs<\/a> his representatives to\u00a0contact Trump\u2019s team and establish exactly what is\u00a0being proposed. Ukraine\u2019s position, he\u00a0said, is\u00a0a\u00a0long-term ceasefire.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n The Kremlin announces<\/a> that Russia will hold its fire on\u00a0Victory Day regardless of\u00a0whether Ukraine agrees to\u00a0do\u00a0the same.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry announces<\/a> a\u00a0two-day truce on\u00a0Putin\u2019s order, covering May 8 and 9, and warns that any Ukrainian attempt to\u00a0disrupt the Victory Day celebrations will draw a\u00a0massive retaliatory missile strike on\u00a0central Kyiv.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Zelensky declares a\u00a0truce beginning at\u00a0midnight on\u00a0May 6, saying Ukraine will respond in\u00a0kind from that moment. Moscow does not respond.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n The truce declared by\u00a0Zelensky takes effect. Ukraine\u2019s armed forces report<\/a> that Russia struck Ukraine with three missiles and 108 strike drones overnight, and accuse Moscow of\u00a0violating the truce. Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry, for its part, says air defense forces shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Zelensky says<\/a> Russia has abandoned the truce and disregarded human life.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent, citing a\u00a0senior Ukrainian official, reports<\/a> that Ukraine sees no\u00a0point in\u00a0observing a\u00a0truce on\u00a0Victory\u00a0Day. A\u00a0source within the Ukrainian government told the BBC<\/a> that Zelensky had not yet made up\u00a0his mind about May 9, and that decisions were being made day by\u00a0day: if\u00a0Russia attacked that day, Ukraine would respond.<\/p>\n \u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n Zelensky says<\/a> Russian authorities are moving air defense assets toward Moscow ahead of\u00a0the May 9 parade, creating additional opportunities for Ukrainian strikes. The Russian leadership, he\u00a0said, is\u00a0not preparing for the truce it\u00a0has spoken about so\u00a0much \u2014 it\u00a0is\u00a0more worried about its parade in\u00a0Moscow than about the rest of\u00a0Russia.<\/p>\n At\u00a0Meduza, we\u00a0are committed to\u00a0transparency about our use of\u00a0artificial intelligence in\u00a0the newsroom. The story you\u2019re reading was written by\u00a0one of\u00a0our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an\u00a0AI\u00a0model configured to\u00a0follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is\u00a0the result of\u00a0extensive testing and refinements to\u00a0ensure our English-language coverage is\u00a0timely and accurate. A\u00a0Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.<\/p>\n If\u00a0you find any errors in\u00a0this translation, please contact us\u00a0at\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n