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.

Kyiv says Russian shelling and drone activity have increased today while Moscow accused Ukraine of launching hundreds of drone attacks.

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,