The bombing in the Ukrainian city also left nine injured and occurred hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his offer of a ceasefire, while Moscow maintains its own unilateral truce scheduled for May 9 to mark the commemoration in Russia of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.
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A Russian attack killed three people and injured nine others this Tuesday, May 5, in the city of Dnipro, southeastern Ukraine, according to regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha.
One of the injured is in serious condition, Hanzha said on Telegram, and specified that a company in the city was set on fire.
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, described the attacks as “cynical”, as they occurred hours before the start of the truces proposed by both countries on different days.
“These are absolutely cynical and senseless terrorist attacks, lacking any military logic,” he wrote on Telegram.
“These Russian attacks against our cities and towns do not stop for a single day,” he said.
Ceasefire in debate
Prior to the attacks, the Government of Ukraine had reaffirmed the offer of an indefinite ceasefire made by Zelensky, without receiving a response from Russia so far, according to kyiv.
"If the ceasefire announced by the president receives a reciprocal response, we will continue to comply with it. And it will give us at least a small spark of hope to achieve lasting peace," wrote the head of the presidential office, Kirilo Budanov, in X.
The official added that Russia must now demonstrate whether “human life has the least value to them.”
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Zelensky proposed a ceasefire starting at midnight on Tuesday if Russia also ceases its attacks, in response to the unilateral truce declared by Moscow for May 8 and 9.
The Kremlin declared this truce on the occasion of Russia's commemoration of Victory Day.
Budanov noted that, unlike the Russian unilateral truce, the Ukrainian proposal “is not tied to any specific date” related to “ideological dogmas” and aims to “save human lives.”
“By taking this step, the president of Ukraine has demonstrated his commitment to peace to the entire world,” he indicated, while ensuring that Ukrainians closely follow the movements of the Russians and are prepared for any scenario.
The Kremlin has not yet shown interest in joining the truce proposed by Ukraine, which sees the Russian ceasefire as a maneuver by Moscow to please the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and a way to celebrate the so-called Victory Day without the risk of Ukrainian attacks against the Russian capital.
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Crossfire increases
Meanwhile, the cross attacks continue. A Ukrainian drone hit a residential building near Kazan, Russia, injuring several civilians, despite kyiv's previous announcement of a unilateral ceasefire.
At the same time, Ukraine remains under intense Russian bombing in cities such as Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk and Chernihiv, in a context of growing uncertainty about the possibility of a real pause in the fighting.
With EFE, Reuters and AFP
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