• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy justified Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia despite a unilaterally declared ceasefire.
  • Zelenskyy stated that Russia violated the ceasefire on May 6, leading to ’long-range sanctions'.
  • Ukrainian drones struck the city of Perm in the Urals, over 1,500 km from the border, damaging an industrial facility and a residential building.
  • Russian governor of Perm, Dmitry Makhonin, confirmed the attack on an unnamed industrial enterprise.
  • Russia has announced its own ceasefire for May 8 and 9.