Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian ceasefire enters effect after day of deadly Russian strikes

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1778039541}NewsWorldEuropeUkraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian ceasefire enters effect after day of deadly Russian strikesWorst Russian strikes of the year throughout eastern Ukraine kill 27 people in hours leading up to Kyiv's ceasefireArpan Rai, Maryam Zakir-Hussain & Maira ButtWednesday 06 May 2026 04:52 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971161","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-ceasefire-strikes-b2971161.html","title":"Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian ceasefire starts after day of deadly Russian strikes"}}Close‘They fear drones may buzz’: Zelensky mocks Russia’s equipment-free May 9 paradeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"rece...