Just a few hours before the planned start of the Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Ukraine became the target of another wave of devastating drone attacks. The most tragic situation is in the port city of Odesa, where airstrikes claimed the lives of at least two people and hit residential areas, including a kindergarten building.
At least two people were killed overnight Saturday during Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, local officials said. Before the planned Easter truce, Russia and Ukraine attacked each other with drones several times, TASR informs, according to a report by the DPA agency.
- Russian drone attacks on Odessa overnight killed at least two people.
- The attacks on Odessa injured several civilians and damaged residential buildings.
- Among the damaged buildings in Odessa is a local kindergarten.
- In the Sumy region, Russian attacks injured at least 17 people and destroyed infrastructure.
- The Easter truce is scheduled to last from April 11 to 12.
Authorities in Odesa added that several other people were injured in the attacks and there was also damage to a number of residential buildings, including a kindergarten building.
Injuries in the Sumy region
At least 17 people were injured and residential buildings, a kindergarten and several vehicles were damaged in Russian attacks in the Sumy region in northeastern Ukraine.
In a statement on Saturday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its air defenses shot down 99 Ukrainian drones overnight, but did not provide details on the possible areas of impact or any casualties.
Easter truce
A ceasefire in the fighting in Ukraine during the Orthodox Easter celebrations should begin on April 11 at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (3:00 p.m. CEST) and end at midnight on April 12 (11:00 p.m. CEST).
During the Easter truce ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin last year, both sides of the conflict reported multiple violations of it, DPA reminds.
