The Russian President has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after his forces spent the past few days bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns with missiles and drones

Russia has violated its own ceasefire more than 700 times in the hours between midnight and midday on Thursday. Ukraine's foreign minister charged. "Predictably, Putin's 'Parade ceasefire' proves to be a farce,

The assault on the Ukrainian capital came as Russia faced disruption from sustained Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow for the third consecutive day, grounding flights ahead of the country’s Victory Day military parade in the Red Square this Friday.