After the end of the ceasefire, deadly Russian airstrikes rock Ukraine

At least six people were killed Tuesday in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region after a new wave of Russian attacks that came the day after a US-brokered ceasefire expired. Ukrainian authorities denounced a rapid escalation of bombing and drone strikes targeting several civilian areas.

According to Kyiv, Russia launched more than 200 drones overnight, definitively ending any hopes of extending the three-day truce that expired on Monday. The strikes reportedly hit homes and civilian infrastructure in various parts of the country.

In the city of Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr ZelenskyA drone attack on a residential building killed a couple and injured four others. Among the victims was their nine-month-old granddaughter, who was seriously injured in the explosion. According to local authorities, the child had to have a leg amputated.

Regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha and military chief Oleksandr Vilkul released the information via Telegram. Zelensky himself denounced the attack as "cynical and devoid of any military logic," accusing Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian president claimed that Kyiv's forces had carried out a strike against gas facilities located in Russia's Orenburg region, more than 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. This operation illustrates Ukraine's growing ability to strike strategic infrastructure deep inside Russian territory.

Ukrainian authorities also maintain that Moscow has refused any extension of the proposed ceasefire. This large-scale resumption of fighting fuels concerns of a further escalation in a conflict that continues to claim civilian lives and destabilize the region more than four years after the start of the Russian invasion.