Officials say Russia has struck civilian areas of Ukraine with drones in another nighttime attack, killing a 12-year-old girl

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday a three-day cease-fire in its war with Ukraine is set to take place in May, but Ukrainian officials question its timing and validity.

On Monday, the Kremlin said it would declare a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The message urged Kyiv to “follow this example” but warned of retaliation if the truce is broken.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal for an immediate and full 30 day ceasefire is currently "impossible," the Kremlin said, according to Russian state media. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected a proposal from Kiev to extend to 30 days a unilateral three-day ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin for early May. Moscow had seen the offer put forward by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

Russian drone attacks killed a 12-year-old girl in central Ukraine and wounded three people in the capital Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. One drone hit a residential building in Samarivskyi district in the central Dnipropetrovsk region,