Past Russian "truces" resulted in documented 25% artillery surges the very next day, revealing how ceremonial peace gestures serve as operational covers for battlefield preparation—a pattern Ukraine now anticipates in Moscow's upcoming Victory Day ceasefire.
Why should Ukraine agree to a ceasefire for a russian holiday? If they think this time would be more advantageous to the enemy, why couldn’t they just go “nah, dog, I’m good” and keep the pressure up?