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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Key takeaways
- The Ukrainian president said Russia had carried out "active hostilities and terrorist shelling", targeting the front line as well as firing dozens of drones and missiles at civilian areas.
- In the Sumy border region, one woman was killed when a kindergarten was hit on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
- Earlier this week the two warring sides had announced rival unilateral ceasefires - with no agreement on their terms, length or monitoring.
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Laura Gozzi Suspilne Sumy A kindergarten in the Sumy region was hit on Wednesday morning, local authorities said Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of breaching a unilateral ceasefire announced by Ukraine by launching a wave of drone attacks on several cities.
The Ukrainian president said Russia had carried out "active hostilities and terrorist shelling", targeting the front line as well as firing dozens of drones and missiles at civilian areas.
In the Sumy border region, one woman was killed when a kindergarten was hit on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. No children were present at the time.
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