Joanna Kakissis
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Writing on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his proposed truce would start on midnight May 6, a couple of days before the one offered by the Kremlin.
Speaking in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Monday, Zelensky said Russian leaders are not including military equipment in the upcoming Victory Day parade in Moscow.
Previous attempts at temporary ceasefires have failed, with Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of violations.
Ukrainian Security Chief Rustem Umerov visited five Middle Eastern countries in the past week to talk about countering drone attacks.
Writing on social media, Umerov said Ukrainian specialists had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan.
The main focus is intercepting Shahid attack drones, which Iran has launched on Gulf nations
and Israel initiated the war on Iran.
Shahed drones resemble small jets and carry explosives.
Russia makes its own Shaheds and has used more than 57,000 of these drones on Ukraine.
Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.
Ukraine's air force says Russia used 480 drones and 29 missiles in the attacks.
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, was the hardest hit.
A ballistic missile struck a high-rise building in the northeastern city, killing several residents and injuring many more.
Russia frequently launches airstrikes on Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have learned how to shoot down attack drones like Shaheds, which were designed in Iran.
Ukraine is now sharing that expertise with Gulf nations.
Iranian forces have attacked U.S.