One killed in Ukraine ahead of Easter ceasefire

Two night-time Russian attacks in Ukraine, just hours before an Orthodox Easter truce was to start, left one dead and 15 injured, authorities said early Saturday. The ceasefire in the four year-old war was to start at 1300 GMT on Saturday and run through Sunday, according to the Kremlin.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.An “enemy drone attack” hit a store and a cafe in the central town of Poltava, killing one person and injuring another, the regional head of the military administration, Vitalii Diakivnych, posted on Telegram.In the northeastern region of Sumy, bordering Russia, drone strikes on residential areas wounded 14 people including a 14-year-old boy and an 87-year-old woman, Oleg Grygorov, head of the regional military administration there, said on Telegram.The two sides also held a ceasefire for the Orthodox Easter last year. But the respite comes amid deadlocked efforts to halt Russia’s invasion, with US attention now focused on the

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