KABUL: Russian forces resumed attacks on Ukraine following the end of a three-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, launching 200 drones and 80 aerial bombs overnight, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the attacks on Tuesday, saying the strikes were carried out late Monday night.
According to Zelensky, the attacks targeted “energy facilities, residential buildings, and a kindergarten” in the cities of Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Kyiv.
The Ukrainian president said there were reports of deaths and injuries among civilians, adding that the exact casualty figures were still being assessed.
“We have said that we will respond proportionally to all Russian actions,” Zelensky wrote. “Russia must end this war, and it is Russia that must take steps toward a real and lasting ceasefire.”
Zelensky added that as long as Russia refuses to agree to such terms, sanctions against Moscow remain necessary and should be strengthened further.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of violating the ceasefire during the past several days.