# Russia ‘violates’ Ukraine’s ceasefire offer, killing 27 in air strikes & ‘paranoid’ Putin bans staff from using phones amid assassination fears Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/russia-violates-ukraine-s-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-strikes-paranoid-putin-bans-staff-from-using-phones-amid-assassination-fears Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/russia-violates-ukraine-s-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-strikes-paranoid-putin-bans-staff-from-using-phones-amid-assassination-fears.md Podcast: [Ukraine: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588) Published: 2026-05-06T16:29:41+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/ukraine-the-latest/episodes/russia-violates-ukraines-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-s Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/e/69fb679aa3c5770dc9ce86c1/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/russia-violates-ukraine-s-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-strikes-paranoid-putin-bans-staff-from-using-phones-amid-assassination-fears Duration seconds: 2114 ## Resource Day 1,532. Today, Vladimir Putin gives his answer to President Zelensky’s offer of an open-ended ceasefire: a brutal attack on the civilians of Ukraine which killed 20, including 12 in a single strike. What does this mean for the likelihood of a ceasefire over May 8 and 9th for Moscow’s Victory Day parade? Then we hear the latest from Kyiv, and hear the latest from Russia, including how Putin has banned staff from using phones amid assassination fears. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X. With thanks to freelance journalist Antonia Langford in Kyiv. NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest    CONTENT REFERENCED: Help shape the future of Ukraine: The Latest. Share your thoughts in this quick survey: https://tinyurl.com/ukrainethelatest   As Ukraine strikes deeper inside Russia, Putin retreats further into paranoia (Antonia Langford in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/05/paranoid-putin-cornered-ukrain-morphing-deep-strike-tactics/   Putin bans staff from using phones amid assassination fears (Antonia Langford in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/04/putin-bans-staff-using-phones-assassination-fears/   EMAIL US: Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible. HIGHLIGHTS:  Vladimir Putin gives his answer to President Zelensky’s ceasefire offer  A brutal attack on the civilians of Ukraine kills 20, includ… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/russia-violates-ukraine-s-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-strikes-paranoid-putin-bans-staff-from-using-phones-amid-assassination-fears/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/russia-violates-ukraine-s-ceasefire-offer-killing-27-in-air-strikes-paranoid-putin-bans-staff-from-using-phones-amid-assassination-fears.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.