Event Brief
UPDATED May 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
May 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Ukraine and Russia trade drone strikes before V-Day ceasefire
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone strikes ahead of a V-Day ceasefire, with Ukraine striking sites in Moscow.
WHO: Ukraine and Russia
WHAT: Drone strikes exchanged between Ukraine and Russia, including Ukraine strikes in Moscow
WHEN: May 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
WHERE: Moscow, Russia
WHY: The strikes occurred ahead of the V-Day ceasefire.
How this story developed (showing 13 of 13 earlier reports)
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Russia accuses Ukraine of breaking U.S.-brokered truce
· May 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Victory Day ceasefire
· May 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
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Russia and Ukraine fight on after ceasefire proposal
· May 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of ceasefire violations
· May 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM ET
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Zelensky says Russian war commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange logic’
· May 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET
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Russian attacks kill 27 before Kyiv ceasefire deadline
· May 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
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Kyiv accuses Moscow of ceasefire violations with strikes
· May 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM ET
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Zelenskyy slams Russia over strikes killing 22
· May 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM ET
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Ukraine says it is not bound by Russia’s Victory Day truce
· May 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
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Ukraine says Russia broke unilateral ceasefire
· May 6, 2026 at 7:02 AM ET
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26 killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
· May 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM ET
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Zelenskyy condemns Russia after strikes kill 5
· May 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM ET
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Ukraine slams Russian ‘cynicism’ ahead of separate truces
· May 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
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