Ukraine, Russia kill three civilians each in tit-for-tat drone attacks

At least seven people killed in Ukraine and three in Russia, a day after Zelenskyy renewed his Easter ceasefire offer.A Ukrainian drone has killed three civilians in Russia’s Vladimir region, while two Russian attacks killed seven civilians in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson.Drones bombed a residential building in the Alexandrovsky district in the ⁠west of ⁠the Vladimir ⁠region, Governor Alexander Avdeev said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukraine hits port in Russia’s Primorsk, oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorodlist 2 of 4Ukraine and Syria to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy sayslist 3 of 4Ukraine strikes Russian Black Sea energy hub Novorossiysklist 4 of 4Russia jails former Kursk governor in Ukraine incursion-linked graft probeend of listA couple and their 12-year-old son were killed in the attack, while their five-year-old daughter was in hospital with burns, local officials said.Meanwhile, a Russian drone hit a city bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol city on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring 16 others, according to Governor Oleksandr Hanzha.In the southern city of Kherson, less than 5 kilometres (3.11 miles) from the frontline, a non-stop half-hour Russian attack on a residential area ⁠killed three elderly people and injured seven more, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram.The attacks come a day after Kyiv launched significant attacks on Russia’s Black Sea export facilities, in a conflict which in the past month has seen Ukraine step up attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure.Also on Tuesday, in Russia’s Voronezh region, a man sustained burns after a downed drone crashed onto the roof of a warehouse, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting Governor Alexander Gusev. Four houses were damaged as a result, it said.Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said its air defences shot down 77 of 111 drones launched by Russia overnight.Russia’s Ministry of Defence also said 45 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, including 19 over the northwestern Leningrad region.