Ukraine: Russia breaks ceasefire overnight, Zelenskyy says
Key takeaways
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said that Moscow launched some 200 drone strikes in a single night, bringing an end to a temporary truce.
- "Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days.
- He shared pictures of the aftermath of the strikes, which he said targeted the Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, as well as the capital Kyiv.
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has said that Moscow launched some 200 drone strikes in a single night, bringing an end to a temporary truce. Moscow meanwhile said it intercepted 27 Ukrainian drones overnight.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dc ZCA kindergarten was destroyed in some of the 200 strikes Image: State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout/REUTERSAdvertisement Russia concluded a temporary ceasefire which lasted for nearly three days with overnight strikes targeting Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday.
"Russia itself chose to end the partial silence that had lasted for several days. Overnight, more than 200 attack drones were launched against Ukraine," said Zelenskyy on X.