Putin breaks his OWN ceasefire after just hours by dropping bombs in civilians despite ‘three day truce’ for VE Day

UKRAINE has accused Vladimir Putin of breaking his own ceasefire just hours after the start of the three-day truce.

Kyiv say they have faced almost 140 clashes on the frontlines since Russia’s self-imposed peace deadline kicked off ahead of their Victory Day celebrations.

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Russia hit Ukraine’s Donetsk region just hours before Putin’s ceasefire[/caption]

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Russian drone strikes in Zaporizhzhia left dozens of homes in ruins[/caption]

A military spokesperson said Russian troops are attacking in the east as Viktor Trehubov said Russia has waged military assaults in several areas after midnight.

Ukraine’s general staff said there had been 139 clashes on the entire frontline as of 10pm local time yesterday – before the ceasefire.

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