00:00Russia just rejected one ceasefire offer and then launched a wave of missiles that killed
00:0527 people across Ukraine. President Zelensky had announced an open-ended halt to hostilities
00:11to begin at midnight Tuesday. Russia's response, 11 ballistic missiles and 104 drones in less than
00:1924 hours. In Zaporozhia alone, 12 civilians were killed in a single airstrike. Four more died in
00:26neighboring Dnipro. Five rescue workers were killed in a double-tap missile strike on a gas
00:32production facility in Poltava. Moscow had announced its own unilateral ceasefire to coincide with
00:38Victory Day on May 9, but only for 48 hours. Zelensky called the strikes absolutely cynical
00:44and senseless. Ukraine's interior minister says more than 120 people were wounded in the same window.
00:50The United States, which has spent over $174 billion supporting Ukraine since the invasion
00:57began, is now watching closely as both sides position for what comes next. Four years into
01:03this war, and the deadliest weeks may still be ahead.
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