Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said. The strikes hit at least four regions of Ukraine, with the country's defense systems intercepting 147 of 172 drones. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered a ceasefire for Easter, but the Kremlin is demanding a lasting peace settlement. Russia and Ukraine are working on prisoner exchanges for Easter, according to Russian human rights ombudswoman, Tatyana Moskalkova. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, expressed hope for a major exchange. Orthodox Easter falls on April 12.

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FILE - People gather to greet freed Palestinian prisoners arriving on buses in the Gaza Strip after their release from Israeli jails under a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)