Russia Launches Iskander-M Ballistic Missile + 43 Strike Drones at Ukraine on Day 1 of Ceasefire

Despite the Trump-brokered ceasefire taking effect on May 9, Russia launched continued strikes against Ukraine. Russia's overnight attack included 1 Iskander-M ballistic missile and 43 Shahed-type strike drones targeting six Ukrainian locations. A father and son were killed in a drone strike on an agricultural enterprise in Chernihiv region — making civilian deaths on the very first day of the proclaimed truce. Russia's Defense Ministry counter-claimed Ukraine had committed 8,970 ceasefire violations since midnight, including 1,173 artillery/MLRS/mortar/tank attacks and 7,151 drone strikes — figures treated with skepticism by Western analysts given their extraordinary scale. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry documented 108 Russian combat drone and 3 missile strikes during the prior ceasefire window (May 5–6), establishing a pattern of Russian non-compliance with declared ceasefires throughout the May period.