Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of "utter cynicism" for carrying out deadly attacks while simultaneously seeking a truce to hold its May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow.
Several people were killed in overnight strikes that came after both Moscow and Kyiv announced unilateral cease-fires on different dates this week.
Moscow has announced a cease-fire during public World War II celebrations on May 9 and Kyiv has said it will halt fire on May 6.
"It is utter cynicism to ask for a cease-fire in order to hold propaganda celebrations while carrying out such missile and drone strikes every single day leading up to it," Zelenskyy said in a statement in response to the attacks.
"Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war and our responses," he added.
