Wounded Ukrainian soldiers ask: What ceasefire?


Yurii, 33-years-old, a wounded Ukrainian service member of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, sits at a medical stabilisation point, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a three-day pause in fighting against Ukraine, but for bloodied Ukrainian soldiers limping into a field hospital, their wounds testified that the ceasefire was not being respected.

One soldier, who gave his name as Stanislav, sat in the field hospital on Friday night cradling his left arm. It was wrapped in gauze bandage, and blood was soaking through.

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