Russia says Ukraine violates ceasefire, Russian forces respond in kind

Russia's ​defence ministry ​said on Friday ‌that Ukraine ​violated a ceasefire announced by Moscow to ‌cover the celebrations of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. "Despite the declaration of ‌a ceasefire, Ukrainian armed groups continued ‌to launch attacks using drones and artillery against the positions of our troops, as ⁠well ​as ⁠against civilian targets in the border areas of ⁠the Belgorod and Kursk regions," the statement ​from the ministry said.

"In these circumstances, ⁠the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation responded ⁠in ​kind to the ceasefire violations. They launched retaliatory strikes against ⁠multiple launch rocket systems, artillery and mortar positions. ⁠They ⁠targeted command posts and UAV launch sites."

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