Russian attacks across eastern Ukraine kill at least 22 people, with some reports putting the death toll at 27, hours before a midnight deadline tied to a ceasefire proposal from Kyiv. The reported strikes include one attack that kills 12 people, described as among the worst so far this year. Ukrainian officials say they are prepared to move to an open-ended ceasefire that would start at midnight, while urging Russia to reciprocate.
France 24 reports that Russia announces a ceasefire running from May 8 to May 9, linked to commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two and a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. In response, Ukraine advances its own proposal for an open-ended ceasefire beginning Wednesday. Multiple outlets describe the timing as approaching a midnight deadline, with fighting continuing as negotiations and proposed pauses in hostilities take shape.
