Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said a naval ceasefire deal with Russia in the Black Sea was a step in the right direction but as Kyiv put its positive spin on it, Vladimir Putin can also point to advantages he has gained. Separate deals between ...

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Russia has continued to pound Ukraine in the hours leading up to a 36-hour pause in its war of aggression. Three Ukrainians were killed overnight and dozens were injured in drone attacks on Odesa, Poltava and Sumy.

Russian drone strikes killed at least two people in the Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight into Saturday, local authorities reported, ahead of a proposed ceasefire for Orthodox Easter.

Drone attacks killed civilians in Russia and Ukraine, a day after Zelenskyy renewed his Easter ceasefire offer.