Explosions over the city as Ukrainian servicemen hit a Russian drone during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 12, 2026. GLEB GARANICHG / REUTERS
Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine as a three-day truce expired on Tuesday, May 12, attacking the capital with drones and killing one person in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian authorities said. The Russian military, meanwhile, said it had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired.
US President Donald Trump had announced the truce on Friday, hours before Russia's World War II victory celebrations, saying he hoped it would mark "the beginning of the end" of the four-year-old conflict. But even before it expired, the two countries had traded accusations of attacks on civilians that violated the truce.
As the ceasefire ended on Tuesday, Kyiv came under drone attacks, according to Ukrainian authorities. "Enemy UAVs are currently over Kyiv. Please stay safe until the alert is cleared," the head of the capital's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, posted on Telegram.
The alert siren was the first confirmed in the capital since Friday, before the ceasefire came into force. Kyiv's regional military administration told residents to remain in shelters and said its air defenses could be operating in the area.
