US CEASEFIRE ENDS
Negotiations on ending the war have so far led nowhere, largely sidelined by the Iran conflict.
Trump’s ceasefire announcement however had raised some hope that US-led talks could be resumed.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions to flee their homes.
Russia has repeatedly urged Ukraine to pull out of areas in the eastern Donbas region it still controls as a prerequisite of any peace deal.
Kyiv has rejected the demand.
Ukraine said Russia ended the three-day ceasefire by launching more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and apartment buildings, killing at least one person.
“The humanitarian ceasefire is over. The special military operation is continuing,” the Kremlin’s Peskov said, using Moscow’s term for its offensive.
Moscow’s army announced Kyiv had also restarted its retaliatory attacks on Russia, saying its air defence units had downed 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired.
Trump had announced the pause on Friday, hours before Putin presided over the scaled-down military parade in Red Square.
AFP journalists in Kyiv heard air sirens and booms echo out over the Ukrainian capital during the attack.
“Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days. Overnight, more than 200 attack drones were launched against Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.
Local officials in the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk ordered the partial evacuation of families with children from parts of the frontline city of Nikopol.
“Russia must end this war, and it is Russia that must take the step toward a real, lasting ceasefire,” Zelenskyy added.
The Kremlin, meanwhile, said it was Kyiv that must give in.
Zelenskyy had said on Monday that fighting with Russia was ongoing despite the truce, accusing Moscow of not wanting to end the war.
Russia accused Ukraine of launching drones on its positions during the ceasefire.
