Putin marks Orthodox Easter – by killing his fellow Christians: Russian rocket and drone attacks in Ukraine leave two dead and six wounded [Video]

05:35 EDT 05 May 2024, updated 05:45 EDT 05 May 2024

Russian rocket and drone attacks have killed two and wounded at least six people in Ukraine overnight.

The attacks came as Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and Russia celebrated Easter, with the Kremlin showing no respite during the holy occasion despite Vladimir Putin putting on a facade of piousness during a national address.

Ukrainian officials said that Russia fired 24 Iranian-style ‘Shahed’ drones at its territory overnight, 23 of which were shot down.

However, the one which made it through hit a building in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, injuring six people including a nine-year-old girl.

Meanwhile in the city of Pokrovsk, 35 miles from the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk, a rocket attack killed two people.

Other strikes took place in the Nikopol and Dnipro regions after they were targeted by 12 drones, causing a number of fires, although no one was killed or hurt in these attacks.