Russian assaults throughout Ukrainian areas killed a minimum of three civilians and injured a minimum of seven over the previous day, regional authorities reported on April 21.
A few of the strikes had been reported to happen on April 20, a date supposedly lined by Russia's Easter ceasefire, which was stated to come back into impact at 6 p.m. on April 19 and final till midnight on April 21.
Ukraine reported almost 3,000 violations on Russia's facet, together with 96 floor assaults on Ukrainian positions, 1,882 cases of shelling, and 950 drone assaults, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated.
Russia reportedly launched a brand new wave of drones and missiles in opposition to Ukraine after midnight. Their actual quantity and kind are but to be decided.
4 folks had been injured in Russian assaults in Donetsk Oblast on April 20, together with two in Zoria, one in Pryshyne, and one in Novoekonomichne, Governor Vadym Filashkin stated.
In Kherson Oblast, three folks had been killed and three injured in Russian assaults over the previous day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
A drone assault in opposition to the Kivsharivka village close to Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast hit a residential constructing and brought on fireplace, burning down 36 residences, Governor Oleh Syniehubov stated. No casualties had been reported, because the constructing was reportedly uninhabited.
On the morning of April 21, explosions had been additionally heard following a Russian missile assault in opposition to Mykolaiv and drone assaults on Cherkasy Oblast. No casualties had been reported.
Kyiv and Washington urged Moscow to increase the ceasefire past Easter, a proposition that the Kremlin has rejected.
Ukraine and the U.S. beforehand agreed on a full 30-day truce throughout talks in Jeddah on March 11, however Russia continues to refuse a ceasefire until it features a halt on navy assist to Ukraine.
The Kyiv IndependentKate Tsurkan