Ceasefire talks loom as deadly strikes push Ukraine toll higher and Russia faces Biennale controversy
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Strikes across eastern Ukraine have raised the death toll to at least 27, with attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk, Dnipro and Poltava; Kyiv proposed an open-ended ceasefire starting at midnight, while Russia announced a separate 8-9 May truce for WWII commemorations. In Crimea, a Ukrainian drone attack killed five civilians. At the Venice Biennale, the Russian pavilion opens only for previews amid controversy over Russia’s participation. The US approved a $373.6 million sale of JDAMs to Ukraine, and Finland reported suspected Ukrainian-origin drones crossing its airspace near the Gulf of Finland.
- Ukraine war briefing: Death toll from strikes across Ukraine rises to 27; Russia shunned at Venice Biennale The Guardian
- Russia kills 27 in ‘senseless’ strikes on Ukraine days before ceasefire Al Jazeera
- Russian attacks kill more than 20 ahead of rival ceasefires proposed by Kyiv and Moscow BBC
- Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities The New York Times
- Russian attacks kill 27 before deadline for ceasefire proposed by Kyiv Reuters
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