Ukraine claims that Russia has attacked Ukrainian army positions 60 times today.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced on Facebook that artillery strikes on border areas, especially in Sumy Oblast, are underway.
The Ukrainian military says it continues to repel attacks and exhaust Russian forces along the entire front line.
Today is the second day of a three-day ceasefire announced earlier by US President Donald Trump, to mark Victory Day over Nazism in World War II.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke today with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, about the state of diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Zelensky rated the conversation as good on Iks.
"We have aligned our positions ahead of this week's meetings and negotiations. It is important that cooperation in Europe remains strong, and now there are new opportunities to work together," he wrote.
He added that the combined effect of sanctions against Russia and other forms of pressure is producing the necessary results.
Stubb previously said that US foreign policy has changed and has become more focused on economic issues.
He also believes that Europe will eventually have to resume dialogue with the Russian leadership, and that this largely depends on whether American policy towards Russia and Ukraine aligns with European interests.
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