Later AP and Guardian reporting raised the toll from Russian strikes on Ukraine to at least 22 dead and more than 80 wounded, after earlier reports said five were killed.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of “utter cynicism” after Russian drone and missile strikes hit Ukraine on the eve of a brief truce, with later reporting raising the death toll to at least 22 people and the number of wounded to more than 80.
Earlier AP coverage said at least five people were killed and 39 wounded in attacks on Ukraine's power grid and gas facilities. Later AP and Guardian reporting said the toll had climbed as rescue work continued, with deaths reported in strikes across the country, including damage to energy infrastructure in Poltava and Kharkiv.
The strikes came as Russia announced a temporary unilateral truce for May 8-9, while Ukraine said it would begin a ceasefire earlier, on May 6, if Russia stopped attacking. Zelenskyy dismissed Moscow's move as cynical.
The escalation adds pressure to already fragile efforts to pause fighting, while officials continue assessing the damage to Ukraine's energy network and searching through the sites hit by the attacks.
The confirmed reporting does not yet establish whether the toll will rise further, or how much output was lost at the damaged gas and power facilities.
Revision note
Updated casualty count and expanded the article with later reporting on the wider energy infrastructure strikes.