Russian attacks have killed 21 people across cities in Ukraine, according to officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised Moscow, saying strikes were taking place even as it sought a truce ahead of its 9 May military parade.
The attacks on Tuesday—hitting the cities of Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk, and Dnipro—have come hours before a Ukrainian-suggested ceasefire.
In Zaporizhzhia, 12 people were killed in an attack Zelenskyy described as having “absolutely no military justification”.
At least 70 people were also wounded in Tuesday’s strikes, which officials described as the deadliest in weeks.
Late on Tuesday, the city of Dnipro came under attack, resulting in the death of four civilians, while five others were killed in a strike on the centre of Kramatorsk.
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Strikes amid ceasefire
Amid the violence, a ceasefire declared by Zelenskyy took effect at midnight, local time.
