Russia will on Friday parade combat drones that its forces use in Ukraine on Moscow's Red Square, state TV reported, saying it was a first.

Russian air defence forces downed two Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow, the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday the Telegram channel Shot, which has sources in Russia's law enforcement agencies,

Ukrainian officials say Russia has struck northeastern Ukraine in the opening hours of a 72-hour ceasefire called by Russian President Vladimir Putin, killing one person

U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and said that both countries will be held accountable for the "sanctity of these direct negotiations.

Ukraine's foreign minister said on Thursday Russia had repeatedly violated its own 3-day ceasefire hours after it began and called the initiative a "farce", while Moscow said Kyiv had continued fighting.