Russia snubs unilateral ceasefire, sending dozens of drones into Ukraine

Russian drones hit Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (Ukraine National Police via AP)

Russia has fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in night-time attacks, Ukrainian officials said, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight.

The Russian defence ministry claimed Ukraine had not abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defences shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea between Tuesday evening and dawn on Wednesday.