Kiev reaction: doubts about the sincerity of the initiative
Despite the announcement of the truce, profound mutual mistrust continue to characterize the relationship between the two sides. Andrii SybihaUkrainian Foreign Minister, said Moscow in the past has not respected similar commitments. He stressed that Ukraine will evaluate the actual respect for the truce only on the facts, and not on the declarations. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky He denounced the sighting of Russian drones in the Ukrainian skies already at 5:15 pm, just 15 minutes after the official start of the truce.
Anti -aircraft in action in Kiev
Kiev felt explosions related to the work of aerial defense, activated to neutralize the Attacks of enemy drones. The mayor of the capital, Vitaliy Klitschko, confirmed that the air defense forces were operating on the left bank of the city. Urged citizens to stay in the shelters during the alert. These events represent an element of tension and question full respect for the Russian truce.
Exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev
Just in the same hours, a cooperation glimpse of cooperation emerged with an exchange of prisoners between the two countries. Have been released 246 soldiers on sidea significant gesture in a context of intense conflict. In conjunction with the announcement of the truce, Zelensky reported military progress of Ukrainian forces in the Russian region of Belgorod, expanding territorial control outside the traditional conflict borders. On the other hand, Moscow declared that she had regained 99% of the territory that had been occupied in the summer of 2024 in the Kursk region.
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