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Kiev Violates Ceasefire in SMO Zone 8970 Times: Russian MoD
Kiev Violates Ceasefire in SMO Zone 8970 Times: Russian MoD
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Almost 9,000 ceasefire violations have been recorded in the special military operation zone during the declared truce, the Russian Defense Ministry said on... 09.05.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Almost 9,000 ceasefire violations have been recorded in the special military operation zone during the declared truce, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.All Russian troop groups in the special operation zone continue to strictly observe the ceasefire, the ministry said. Despite the declared truce, Ukrainian forces carried out strikes using UAVs and artillery, it added.During the ceasefire, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out 1,173 attacks on Russian troop positions using artillery, rocket launch systems, mortars and tanks, and 7,151 strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said. The Black Sea Fleet also destroyed two unmanned Ukrainian boats in the Black Sea, the statement added.
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Almost 9,000 ceasefire violations have been recorded in the special military operation zone during the declared truce, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
All Russian troop groups in the special operation zone continue to strictly observe the ceasefire, the ministry said. Despite the declared truce, Ukrainian forces carried out strikes using UAVs and artillery, it added.
"A total of 8,970 ceasefire violations were recorded in the special military operation zone," the statement read.
During the ceasefire, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out 1,173 attacks on Russian troop positions using artillery, rocket launch systems, mortars and tanks, and 7,151 strikes using unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said. The Black Sea Fleet also destroyed two unmanned Ukrainian boats in the Black Sea, the statement added.
"Under these conditions, Russian troops responded to ceasefire violations in kind. They launched retaliatory strikes against multiple launch rocket system, artillery, and mortar firing positions. They also struck command posts and unmanned aerial vehicle launch sites," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
