Russia kills three Ukrainians in 24 hours, accuses Kyiv of violating truce

Russia claims Ukraine has committed more than 1,000 violations since the three-day truce came into effect on Saturday.At least three people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours despite a three-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump that came into effect on May 9.Regional authorities on Sunday reported one death each in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3For the first time, Putin says he’s open to meeting Zelensky outside Russialist 2 of 3Putin suggests Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘coming to an end’list 3 of 3‘Ukraine has momentum in war with Russia’end of listIn the Kherson region, a 58-year-old woman was killed in a Russian drone attack on the village of Nezlamne on May 9, according to the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor’s Office.Governor Oleksandr Prokudin confirmed the death on Telegram, saying the woman had been struck while walking down the street. Seven people, including a child, have also been injured across the region in drone or artillery attacks since early Saturday, he added.Ivan Fedorov, the governor of the southeastern Zaporizhia region, said one person had been killed and three others injured by artillery and drone attacks in the past 24 hours.In the northeastern Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said eight people, including two children, were injured in drone attacks on the city of Kharkiv and nearby settlements.In the region of Dnipropetrovsk, a 46-year-old woman was killed and another person injured on Saturday in the Mezhivska community near the city of Synelnykove, according to Governor Oleksandr Hanza. On Sunday, a child was injured in a nearby area, he said.Kyiv’s air force said Russia had launched 27 long-range drones at Ukraine overnight, a lower figure than in recent days, and that air defences had intercepted all of them.