Russia-Ukraine Trade Blame as US-Brokered Three-Day Ceasefire Nears Expiry
Trump's 72-hour ceasefire, which ran Saturday through Monday, expired Monday with both governments trading blame for violations. Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drones, bombs, and artillery struck civilian areas in Kharkiv and Kherson, killing at least two people and wounding seven others including a 14-year-old boy. Russia's Defense Ministry insisted its forces had "strictly observed" the arrangement and accused Ukraine of repeated breaches; the Institute for the Study of War, citing NASA satellite data, said military activity decreased but did not stop. Zelenskyy reported near-daily contact with Trump administration officials and said preparations for a 1,000-prisoner exchange are underway; Ukraine's FM
Without independent monitors, enforcement mechanisms, or dispute-resolution processes, both sides faced no credible cost for continued operations; ISW's NASA-derived satellite data, the only third-party compliance indicator, confirmed activity decreased but did not stop. Violations may reflect lower-echelon command failures rather than deliberate Kremlin policy, but Putin's
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