Despite a promise of a fresh truce over the coming days, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called the measure "pointless". Instead, offering an unconditional ceasefire over at least 30 days in line with a U.S. proposal launched in March.

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that attempted overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow ahead of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany showed Kyiv's tendency to commit "acts of terrorism.