Russian Onslaught Kills 16 Ukrainians, Injures 94 in Drone, Missile Attacks despite Easter ceasefire pleas
Russia escalated its attacks on Ukrainian civilians overnight — killing at least 16 people and injuring 94 more with drones and missiles, despite pleas from Kyiv for an Easter ceasefire.
In one of the most brutal blitzes of the overnight campaign, a Russian drone struck a market in the city of Nikopol in the Dnipro region Saturday morning, killing at least five people and injuring 27 others.
A 14-year-old girl was among those critically wounded, while victims were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, mine-explosive injuries and burns, according to Oleksandr Hanzha, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast governor.

At least five people were killed and 27 others injured in the Nikopol market attack.
Criminal proceedings for war crimes were initiated for the attack, Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General said. Since Russian strongman Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion more than four years ago, the office has documented more than 210,000 such cases.
Images of the wreckage show market stalls ripped to pieces and the roof collapsed, as fires tore through the shops, with meat and other produce spread on the floor among the charred structure.
In separate attacks in the Dnipro region, a five-month-old baby was among three people injured as flames from drones and aerial bomb strikes ripped through residential neighborhoods.
In Russia, two key Baltic oil export hubs were damaged after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks, forcing refineries to find more expensive rail transport routes to other export terminals.

Fires also broke out after drone attacks in the Dnipro region, injuring three people including a 5-month-old baby.
A Ukrainian drone and missile attack on southern Russia also killed at least one person and injured four others.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced greater security co-operation with Turkey after meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul Saturday, — as Kyiv seeks to
leverage its wartime defense capabilities against Iranian drones.
Criminal proceedings have been initiated for war crime for the market attack, Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General said. Since the full-scale invasion began more than four years ago, th…
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