The head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region says that Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in the region.

Ukrainian soldiers and officials said the announcement mattered little: Russian forces had in any case not paused attacks on Ukraine during its own truce. The main target of Putin’s cease-fire gambit,

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a brief Easter ceasefire in his war with Ukraine, a declaration met with skepticism in Kyiv as the war enters a crucial phase and US-led negotiations stall.