Kyiv: As the three-day armistice between Russia and Ukraine ended, Moscow launched a drone wade on a residential towers in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Local officials said that the Russian military resumed its attacks on Kyiv on the night of Tuesday.
When did the wade happen?
This new wade on the Ukrainian wanted comes just hours without the expiration of a three-day truce by the US between Ukraine and Russia.
The word-for-word extent of the forfeiture is not yet known. However, local media reports suggested that these attacks were typical of Russia's regular attacks on Ukrainian cities and civil infrastructure.
What was the scale of attack?
During the ceasefire, there were no large-scale airstrikes, although the Ukrainian Air Force reported Russian drone launches and the firing of an Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea.
After months of disruption to Russia-Ukraine peace talks tween the Iran war, reports suggest the US is once then trying to usurer a temporary armistice deal between Ukraine and Russia in mart for sanctions relief for Moscow.
Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days. Overnight, increasingly than 200 wade drones were launched versus Ukraine. Aerial bombs were used then on the front – increasingly than 80 of them, and over 30 air strikes were recorded. Wade drones were shot… pic.twitter.com/rhTnCWT8rn
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / (@ZelenskyyUa) May 12, 2026Why did a armistice happen between Russia and Ukraine?
A temporary three-day armistice between Russia and Ukraine was largely brokered by US President Donald Trump and coincided with Russia's Victory Day celebrations (May 9-11). During this period, 1,000 prisoners of war were reportedly exchanged between the two countries. This armistice provided both sides with a military respite and a unenduring pause for diplomatic negotiations.
