Russian trikes kill 21 in Ukraine

KYIV, May 06 (AFP): Russian attacks killed 21 people in cities across Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Moscow's "utter cynicism" for launching deadly strikes while seeking a truce to stage its May 9 patriotic parade.

The attacks on Tuesday-hitting the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk and Dnipro-came hours before a Ukrainian-suggested ceasefire.

In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's southern city close to the frontline, 12 people were killed in an attack Zelensky described as having "absolutely no military justification".