Ukraine soldiers and civilians on the ceasefire in Russia

Hours after the ceasefire that Russia called for, we traveled to the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine to find out what had an impact, if any.

The Ukrainian army took us to an artillery, southwest of the city, which is strongly disputed.

The sky of clouds has made driving through the mud tracks that pass through the open fields that are widely vulnerable to attacks by drones.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a three-day ceasefire from midnight local time on May 8, to coincide with the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe-a public holiday in Russia on Friday known as victory day.

But from the artillery site, we heard the sounds of the continuous explosions – the upcoming mortar fire – that there was no ceasefire in the trenches and on the front lines.

I asked Serhii, one of the soldiers of the third operating brigade of the National Guard if there were any attacks from Russia overnight.

“Yes, they were attacking overnight. We were subjected to bombs and drones here. It is not possible to trust in Russia. In the evening they call the armistice and in the morning they attack. There is no truce. We are always ready for anything.”

After a few minutes, it was sent to target coordinates on the radio. A few soldiers ran through the deep muddy trenches, to the clearing in which the hamzers was hidden from view, covered by branches and papers. They discovered this, and they indicated in the right direction and shot. It allowed deaf voice, and the dawn of the leaves and dust blew from the ground.

Ukraine President Volodimir Zelinski rejected one -side shooting for Russia for three days. Instead, he called for a 30 -day truce, as the United States suggested, a proposal that was repeated again by its President Donald Trump on the social truth platform Thursday evening.

Trump even threatened that Washington and its partners will impose other sanctions if the ceasefire is not respected.

As the war of attrition continues, every side tries to wear the other, I asked, Max, a 26 -year -old soldier how he felt about global diplomatic efforts to stop the ceasefire.

“Do not think about such things when you are here. You must have” seeing the tunnel “. You cannot let the emotions dictate your actions. You are waiting for something and behaving, and if there is nothing to find it to spend your time. But you do not let ideas like this enter your mind.”

North money from the artillery site, to the city of Dobubilia, which is about 12 miles (19 km) from Russian sites. Thousands of people still live in the city, among them many of those who were forced to move here because their original cities have become very dangerous to live in them.

We meet Svitlana from Pokrovsk, but now we go to Dobropillya. I asked her whether she believed that the ceasefire in Russia had caused any teams on the ground. “You can hear the sounds here,” she said, referring to the continuous sounds of the explosion, such as Rolling Thunder, which we can hear from the outskirts of the city. “This is the sound of a ceasefire in Russia. That is why I say that we should never trust them.”

Seris, twenty -six -year -old, flows in: “The ceasefire has been announced only to confuse and deceive people, and so (Russia) can say to the world,” We are very good, and we are trying to get Ukraine through peaceful means “but in reality, all they do is the opposite.”

On the main market in Dubrobila, we meet 65 -year -old Olexander. “It was quieter last night. Before that, we used to hear drones flying regularly,” he said. “But now we hear the alarms again, and I am not sure that I can see any truce.”

While speaking, his face collapses in sigh. “I am afraid. I have my wife and my son here. I am very afraid of my family. I am afraid that we may have to flee from our homes.”

Adogen Anderson, Volodymyr Lozhko, Sanjay Gangly and Anastasiia Levchenko.