Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine but local truce brings some hope
Summary
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 16 people and injured 56, Ukrainian authorities said. A separate six-day ceasefire around Russian-occupied Oleshky entered its third day, with officials saying it was holding and aid deliveries were expected to begin Friday.Key Facts
- A Russian drone struck two passenger trains at a station in Dnipro, killing at least 14 people and injuring 14.
- A Russian cruise missile killed two 15-year-old girls in Chernihiv, according to Ukrainian authorities.
- Three civilians died when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in Kremenchuk.
- Ukrainian authorities said the strikes injured 56 people in total, including 10 children.
- The localized ceasefire around Oleshky began Tuesday and was planned to last six days.
- Officials from both sides said the truce was holding as Russian engineers cleared mines from roads for a humanitarian convoy.
- Aid deliveries were due to start Friday for about 2,000 people in Oleshky, and officials said residents could evacuate toward either Russia or Ukraine.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight; Moscow's mayor said about half were heading toward the capital.
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