Editor’s Note: The following is an unofficial English-language translation of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s statement on July 1 ending a unilateral 10-day ceasefire and restarting military attacks against the Kremlin-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

A ceasefire announced by Ukrainian government on June 20th on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donetsk Oblast ended at 10 p.m. June 30. Ukraine extended the ceasefire for 3 more days on June 27.