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Russian Strikes Kill at Least 28 in Ukraine
Ukraine announced a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire due to begin at midnight on Wednesday after Russia requested a pause for its Saturday military parade. Russian forces struck multiple cities overnight with 108 drones and three missiles, killing at least 28 civilians on Tuesday in the Donetsk, Poltava and Dnipro regions.
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Russian strikes using 108 combat drones and three missiles hit the Donetsk, Poltava and Dnipro regions on Tuesday, killing at least 28 civilians. NPR reported that 22 of those deaths occurred before Ukraine’s ceasefire announcement. Ukrainian officials described the overnight attacks as hitting residential areas including a private building in Kharkiv and a kindergarten in Sumy.
Ukraine announced a unilateral 24-hour ceasefire due to begin at midnight on Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would reciprocate if Russian forces observed the pause. The Kremlin had earlier indicated it sought a ceasefire tied to its annual Victory Day military parade scheduled for Saturday in Red Square.
Russia announced its own unilateral ceasefire later in the week, according to NPR reporting.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Russia’s military parade will not include displays of tanks or ballistic missiles. Air defence systems have been moved to Moscow from other regions, and the city’s mobile internet network has been shut down ahead of the event. Ian Bremmer stated that the “least worst” option is ending this war.
