{"id":50084,"date":"2026-05-11T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/11\/ukraine-and-russia-fight-on-despite-us-mediated-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:36:27","slug":"ukraine-and-russia-fight-on-despite-us-mediated-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/05\/11\/ukraine-and-russia-fight-on-despite-us-mediated-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine and Russia fight on despite US-mediated ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia and Ukraine on Monday reported fighting along their long front line despite a U.S.-mediated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2026\/05\/08\/russia-ukraine-to-enter-temporary-ceasefire-with-prisoner-exchange-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2026\/05\/08\/russia-ukraine-to-enter-temporary-ceasefire-with-prisoner-exchange-trump-says\/\">ceasefire<\/a>, and each accused the other of launching drone and artillery strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a U.S.-led push for peace under President Donald Trump after more than four years of war following Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said on Friday he hoped the ceasefire would be extended, but it was already showing signs of strain on Sunday, when each side accused the other of violating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2026\/05\/08\/russia-ukraine-to-enter-temporary-ceasefire-with-prisoner-exchange-trump-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2205200539.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia, Ukraine to enter temporary ceasefire with prisoner exchange, Trump says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia and Ukraine would temporarily halt fighting for three days beginning Saturday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday Moscow had refrained from large-scale aerial and missile attacks but had continued assaults along parts of the 745-mile front line where Russian forces are advancing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Ukrainian troops were responding and defending their positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian state news agencies reported on Monday that Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry had said it had recorded 23,802 ceasefire violations by Ukraine since the start of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian troops had responded in kind to Ukrainian attacks on rocket launchers, artillery and drone launch sites, the ministry was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One person was killed and three wounded in a Ukrainian attack on Russia\u2019s southern Belgorod region, Russian state news agency TASS cited the regional governor as saying on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frontline clashes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Staff of Ukraine\u2019s military said 180 battlefield clashes had been recorded along the front line over the previous 24 hours. 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