Overview
- The Nikopol market attack, reported Saturday morning, killed five people and left 19 wounded, according to regional officials and prosecutors.
- Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 286 drones overnight from Friday into Saturday and that air defenses intercepted about 260 across multiple regions.
- Russian aerial bombs struck Kramatorsk on Friday evening and killed four people, while overnight drone hits in Sumy injured at least 13 and damaged apartments and gas lines, with further damage and injuries reported in Kharkiv and the Kyiv region.
- Russia said a Ukrainian drone and missile strike in the Rostov region killed one person and injured four in Taganrog, and officials reported a fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship in the Sea of Azov.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced an 'Easter escalation,' said intelligence points to future strikes on rail and water systems, and invited a U.S. delegation to Kyiv to help restart talks.