Zelenskyy condemns Russia as strikes kill five in Ukraine ahead of brief truce

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a vehicle fire following a Russian drone attack in the Kyiv region (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russian drone and missile strikes targeting Ukraine’s power grid during the night killed at least five people and wounded 39 others, Ukrainian authorities have said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for what he said was its “utter cynicism” in launching the attacks after Russia announced a unilateral truce over two days later this week while it marks the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.