The truce between Russia and Ukraine comes into force this Thursday, already raped according to Kyiv – Liberation

The three -day truce with Ukraine, unilaterally ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the commemorations of victory against Nazi Germany on May 9, entered into force on Thursday. « The ceasefire (…) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the great victory, began »reported the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. Ukraine has never accepted this truce And qualified it as a communication operation, calling for a 30-day ceasefire.

Wednesday night was on Thursday was relatively calm. The Ukrainian Air Force has repeatedly pointed out guided air bombs launched by Russian planes on Soumy, in the northeast, without the impact being known. Nijni Novgorod Airport, a city 400 km from Moscow, was closed for more than an hour, said on Telegram Artem Korenyako, representative of the National Aviation Agency Rossaviatsia.

A few hours before the entry into force of the truce decreed by Vladimir Putin at 9:00 pm GMT (23 hours in France), Russia and Ukraine had exchanged air attacks, with missiles and dozens of drones leading to the closure of airports on the Russian side and killing at least two dead on the Ukrainian side.

The Kremlin said that the Russian forces would respect the ceasefire but that they would answer « immediately » If Kyiv attacked. In his address on Wednesday evening, President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for a 30 -day truce. “We do not withdraw this proposal which could give diplomacy a chance. But the world does not see a response from Russia ”he said.

Vladimir Putin announced the truce on April 28 in a gesture « humanitarian »following pressures from the United States for Russia to put an end to the assault it has been leading since 2022 against Ukraine. Since his inauguration in January, the American president Donald Trump tries to negotiate a lasting cease Between Moscow and kyiv. But he failed to obtain major concessions from the Kremlin. In March, Vladimir Putin rejected an American-Ukrainian joint proposal for a unconditional ceasefire and has only offered meager contributions to the peace efforts of Donald Trump.

The White House is increasingly frustrated by this lack of progress. « It is probably impossible for us to ensure complete mediation without at least a few direct negotiations between the two parties »said US vice-president JD Vance on Wednesday. Ukraine said that it did not believe that Russia would adhere to the truce, and accused Moscow of having committed hundreds of violations during a previous 30-hour ceasefire ordered by the Russian president at Easter.

During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Russian army pulled five ballistic missiles and launched 187 drones on Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force which claimed to have shot two of these missiles and 81 drones. In Kyiv, a mother and her son perished And seven other people were injured, including four children. Ukraine, of which around 20 % of the territory is occupied by the Russian army, has for its part multiplied drone attacks against Russia in recent daysdisturbing the operation of Moscow airports and other cities. As a result, since Tuesday, at least 350 flights have been canceled or delayed and at least 60,000 passengers have been assigned, according to the association of Russian tour operators.

These attacks aroused concerns about the good order of the May 9 ceremonies. The first foreign leaders began to arrive in Moscow, including Chinese presidents Xi Jinping, Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Venezuelan Nicolas Maduro.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said on Wednesday that his country was taking « All necessary measures » To ensure the safety of commemorations, the highlight of which will be a military parade on Friday in Red Square. President Zelensky warned that Ukraine could not guarantee the security of the leaders going to Moscow, and stressed that Russia had « Reason to worry » for the safety of the parade.

The celebrations of May 9 occupy a central place in the patriotic worship promoted by the Russian power, which established parallels between the offensive in Ukraine launched in February 2022 and the war against Nazi Germany.