Ukraine says Russia fired a barrage of drones amid calls for a ceasefire Russia-Ukraine, news war

The Ukrainian authorities say that the ceasefire proposals are “ignored” as the new civilian infrastructure attacks cause.

Ukraine said that Russia has launched more than 100 drones overnight, despite the attempts of Kiev allies to get Moscow to start a 30 days of ceasefire.

The Air Force in Ukraine said in a statement on Monday, today to start the ceasefire, which Kiev and its European allies proposed to Russia.

The attacks also included 30 drones that were lost along the road without hitting anything. The Air Force said that drones were shot down in the east, north, south and center of Ukraine.

The military administration said that a person was wounded and residential buildings were injured in the southern Odessa area. The railway infrastructure attacks and a train driver were wounded in the eastern Donetsk area.

“The ceasefire proposals are ignored, and the enemy continues the attacks on the railway infrastructure,” said Ukraine, Ukrainian national railway operator.

The ceasefire, the proposal of direct conversations

On a Visit to Kyiv On Saturday, the leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom called on Russia to agree to an unconditional ceasefire from Monday to allow peace talks – a proposal they said was supported by the United States.

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested direct negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, without specifically addressing the European invitation, but criticizes “warning” and “anti -Russia” speech.

“We do not rule out that during these talks, we will be able to agree on some of the new ceasefire,” Putin added.

With insisting that the ceasefire must become valid first, Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski said later that it would be. Ready to meet Putin in Turki – But he did not say whether he would continue to attend if Russia refused to suggest the armistice.

This came after US President Donald Trump said on a social media, that Ukraine agreed to Putin’s proposal for direct talks “immediately.”

However, European leaders’ reaction to Putin’s proposal was with French President Emmanuel Macron’s warning that he was only trying to “buy time”.

“The unlawful shooting is not preceded by negotiations, by defining it,” Macron told reporters from a train in the Polish city of Barzimel upon his return from Ukraine.

Meanwhile, European ministers in the United Kingdom were scheduled to meet on Monday for “critical” talks on “hunting Russian aggression”, while the sixth gathering of the Weimar+Group will be.

British Foreign Secretary David Lami was expected to announce more sanctions targeting those who support the invasion of Russia. Lami said before the talks: “The challenge we face today is not only related to the future of Ukraine – it is the presence of Europe as a whole.”