Ukraine reports Russian attacks in east as three-day ceasefire ends
Russian forces have launched fresh attacks in eastern Ukraine after a three-day ceasefire announced by Moscow ran out, the Ukrainian General Staff reported in Kiev.
The strikes appear to be on a smaller scale for the time being, with 67 Russian attacks on various sections of the front being counted in the late afternoon. In recent weeks, nearly 100 combat operations had been recorded daily.
Most Russian attacks on Sunday were reported from the area around the long-running flashpoint of Pokrovsk. Russian soldiers launched 36 attacks there in efforts to break through Ukrainian defence lines.
Ukrainian officials wrote on Telegram that the attacks were repelled. It was not possible to independently verify the information.
Fresh Russian aerial attacks were also reported in the area around the city of Kharkiv in the far east of Ukraine. In the village of Sadovod, two women were injured when a bomb hit a residential building, according to the regional civil defence authorities.
Russia has so far denied calls for a 30-day ceasefire as a precondition for possible peace talks. The Kremlin says it does not want to give the Ukrainian forces any opportunity to regroup or bring in new weapons.
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