'There is no truce': Ukraine's soldiers and civilians on Russia's ceasefire

The BBC's Yogita Limaye went to the Donetsk region of Ukraine to speak to soldiers about life on the frontline.

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The Ukrainian military escorted us to an artillery position, south-west of the fiercely contested city of Pokrovsk.

Overcast skies made the drive through mud tracks running past wide open fields slightly less vulnerable to attacks from drones.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed a three-day ceasefire starting at midnight local time on 8 May, to coincide with the anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe – a public holiday in Russia on Friday known as Victory Day.

But from the artillery position we heard the sounds of continuous explosions – incoming and outgoing mortar fire - evidence that there was no ceasefire in the trenches and on the frontlines.