Russia begins unilateral Ukraine ceasefire
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Kyiv said it would begin a truce on 6 May and then "act symmetrically" after Moscow declared a pause for its Victory Day parade.
Russia has increasingly focused its aerial attacks on small Ukrainian power substations, with increased drone capacity allowing it to disrupt Ukraine's grid over the past winter more than ever, data from a London-based research group shows.
The Defense Ministry of Russia reports that it successfully intercepted 347 drones from Ukraine overnight, marking one of the most significant single attacks of the conflict — occurring just days ahead of Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.