Russian drones kill five, destroy postal terminal in Ukraine
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Russia fired 339 drones at Ukraine overnight, and more than 360 during the day on April 1, Ukraine's air force said.
PHOTO: ZELENSKYYUA/X
- Russia launched hundreds of drones at Ukraine on April 1, killing at least five people. A Nova Poshta warehouse was destroyed in Lutsk.
- President Zelensky reported Russia rejected an Easter ceasefire proposal, responding with "shaheds" (Iranian-designed drones). Over 600 drones were launched that day.
- Russia claimed to have captured two villages in eastern Ukraine and fully occupied the Luhansk region, while Mr Zelensky acknowledged a "quite tense" front line situation.
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KYIV – Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine overnight and during the day on April 1, killing at least five people and destroying a postal terminal, Ukrainian officials said.
The attacks came a day after the Kremlin rejected a proposal from Ukraine for a temporary ceasefire over the Easter holiday.
Diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s four-year invasion have stalled in recent months, in part because the United States has shifted its focus towards the war with Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 1 he had a “positive” call with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about reviving the peace process.
The two sides agreed to “strengthen security guarantees”, he added.
“Ukraine is doing everything it can to support efforts for peace,” Mr Zelensky said in his evening address.
Russia fired 339 drones at Ukraine overnight, and more than 360 during the day, according to the Ukrainian air force.
A Russian drone killed four people in the central Cherkasy region.
An earlier drone strike on a car in Ukraine’s front-line Kherson region killed a woman and badly wounded two other people, regional authorities said.
Ukraine’s Nova Poshta mailing company published an image showing a warehouse in western city Lutsk in flames, thick smoke pouring from its roof.
Russia stepped up pressure on the front line, claiming on April 1 to have taken two villages in eastern Ukraine and fully captured the Luhansk region, which its forces had already largely occupied.
Mr Zelensky described the situation on the front as “quite tense” in a separate social media post. AFP
