Ukraine, Russia kill several civilians in tit-for-tat attacks | Russia-Ukraine war News

At least seven people were killed in Ukraine and three in Russia, a day after Zelenskyy renewed his Easter ceasefire offer.

A Ukrainian drone killed three civilians in Russia’s Vladimir region, while two Russian strikes killed seven civilians in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson.

Drones bombed a residential building in Alexandrovsky district in western Vladimir region, Governor Alexander Avdeev said on Tuesday.

A couple and their 12-year-old son were killed in the attack, while their five-year-old daughter was hospitalized with burns, local officials said.

Meanwhile, a Russian drone struck a city bus in Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol city on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring 16 others, according to Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.

In the southern city of Kherson, less than 5 kilometers (3.11 miles) from the front line, a continuous half-hour long Russian attack on a residential area killed three elderly people and injured seven more, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram.

The attacks come a day after Kiev launched significant attacks on Russia’s Black Sea export facilitiesin a conflict that has seen Ukraine step up attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure in the past month.

Also Tuesday, in Russia’s Voronezh region, a sustained burn occurred after a crashed drone crashed on the roof of a warehouse, the Interfax news agency reported, citing Governor Alexander Gusev. Four houses were damaged as a result, it said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said its air defenses shot down 77 of 111 drones launched by Russia overnight.

Russia’s defense ministry also said 45 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, including 19 over the northwestern Leningrad region.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that he stands by a proposal made to Russia for a ceasefire contingent on Moscow that would stop all attacks on energy infrastructure.

“If Russia is ready to stop strikes on our energy infrastructure, we will respond in kind,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly speech, after first offering to see truce for Easter last week, the holiday celebrated by Orthodox Christians on April 12 in Russia and Ukraine.

However, after an overnight attack on the Black Sea, Zelenskyy said Russia appeared unwilling to agree to an Easter ceasefire.

“We have repeatedly suggested to Russia to strike at least for Easter, a special time of the year,” he said. “But for them all time is the same. Nothing is sacred.”

Moscow responded to Zelenskyy’s proposal last week, saying it preferred a comprehensive peace deal instead.