Russian missiles escalate attacks, killing civilians ahead of Orthodox Easter

Russian forces unleashed a deadly wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, killing six civilians and injuring 40 others. The strikes, which demolished homes and sparked fires in residential areas, came just days before Orthodox Easter—a period that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had proposed as a time for a temporary ceasefire. Instead, Russia intensified its onslaught, hitting targets from Kyiv to Kharkiv and marking one of the most relentless daytime offensives in recent month