Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day truce from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's large-scale World War II Victory Day celebrations.
But Oksana Osaulko, a 44-year-old Ukrainian volunteering to feed her country's troops, holds little hope.
"On the part of Russia, I see no serious decisions and no truce," she says.
"They say one thing and do something else."