Ukrainian army violated ceasefire twice as often in 2026 as in 2025

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 13, 2026 · 79 words

Military Aggression ceasefire violations

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What to know about Military Aggression

TASS reports a significant increase in ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces between May 8-11, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. The report cites Russian Defense Ministry data to quantify shellings, drone strikes, and attacks on positions.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 6

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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Center86%

Right14%

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What happened

From May 8-11, 2026, Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 30,383 times, more than twice the 14,043 violations recorded during the same period in 2025, according to TASS calculations based on Russian Defense Ministry data.

Why it matters

In 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out 3,475 shellings using artillery, rocket launchers, mortars, and tanks.

Common ground

At least 26,212 drone strikes have been carried out, as well as 37 attacks on Russian positions.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Selective Omission: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that At least 26,212 drone strikes have been carried out?
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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 60% confidence

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Selective Omission 80% confidence

Deliberately leaving out important context or facts that would change interpretation.

Why it matters: Recognizing selective omission helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “At least 26,212 drone strikes have been carried out”

SINGLE SOURCE

The figure of 26,212 drone strikes is reported by TASS, but is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the north; Poland and Slova…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ukrainian may refer or relate to: Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe Ukrainians, an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine Demographics of Ukraine Ukrainian culture, composed of the material an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian

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Claim 2: “In 2025, 37 attacks and 4,011 shellings were recorded.”

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The figures for 2025 (37 attacks and 4,011 shellings) appear in a single web search result summarizing the data; no other independent sources confirm these specific numbers.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out 3,475 shellings using artillery, rocket launchers, mortars, and tanks. At least 26,212 drone strikes have been carried out, as well as 37 attacks on Russian posit…
https://tass.com/politics/2130087

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web search NEUTRAL — On 20 February 2014 Russian Federation attacked Crimea, Ukraine. Map tells story about war in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Colors of conflict. Ukraine government, NATO, other western forces Ukraine gov…
https://liveuamap.com/en/2026/12-may-08-at-kursk-and-north-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian Air Force reported that on the night of May 8 (starting from 6:00 p.m. on May 7), Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 67 strike UAVs, including Shahed-136 drones (including jet-powered …
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-s-ceasefire-frontline-…

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Claim 3: “In 2026, Ukrainian forces carried out 3,475 shellings using artillery, rocket launchers, mortars, and tanks.”

SINGLE SOURCE

The specific figure of 3,475 shellings in 2026 is mentioned in a TASS report, but no other independent source provides this specific number to corroborate it.

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Claim 4: “as well as 37 attacks on Russian positions”

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The specific count of 37 attacks on Russian positions in 2026 is reported by TASS, but not corroborated by other independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vympel R-37 (NATO reporting name: AA-13 Axehead) is a Russian long-range air-to-air missile. The missile and its variants also had the names K-37, izdeliye 610 and RVV-BD (Ракета Воздух-Воздух Бол…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-37_(missile)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians constitute the country's largest ethnic minority in Ukraine. This community forms the largest single Russian community outside of Russia in the world. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, 8,334,100 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Ukraine

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Claim 5: “From May 8-11, 2026, Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 30,383 times”

CORROBORATED

The claim that Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 30,383 times from May 8-11, 2026, is reported by multiple independent web search results citing the Russian Defense Ministry and TASS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 242 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from …
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Claim 6: “more than twice the 14,043 violations recorded during the same period in 2025”

CORROBORATED

Multiple sources confirm the figure of 14,043 ceasefire violations during the same period in 2025, including reports from TASS, BTA, and Reuters.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 240 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_5

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)

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