Overview
- The U.S.-brokered three-day pause, announced Friday, runs May 9–11 and calls for a halt to all kinetic activity by both sides.
- Moscow and Kyiv confirmed the deal, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered Ukrainian forces not to target Red Square to prioritize the swap.
- Early Saturday, officials and war monitors described a quiet first night, with few alerts and no major strikes reported after midnight.
- Russia held a pared-back Victory Day parade in Moscow under heavy security with no tanks or missiles on display.
- The 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange could return long-held captives to their families, and President Donald Trump said he hopes to extend the pause if compliance holds.