At least six killed and dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine

At least six people were killed and 35 injured in Russia's latest strikes across Ukraine overnight on Thursday, just one day before US President Donald Trump set a deadline for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire.

Four civilians were killed and at least 13 injured in the Zaporizhzhia region, governor Ivan Fedorov said, where Moscow launched a total of 723 strikes on at least 12 populated areas.

Residential houses, utility networks and vehicles were damaged in the attacks.

In the Donetsk region, regional authorities said two civilians were killed in Kostiantynivka and Bilokuzmynivka. Another six were injured over the course of the day.

Additional injuries were reported in the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Sumy regions.

In total, Ukraine's air force said Russian forces launched 112 Shahed-type attack drones overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, with air defences shooting down 89 of them.

Russia has continued to strike Ukraine even as Trump imposed a Friday deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire deal or face a set of sweeping additional tariffs.

On Wednesday, Trump appeared to implement his threats by issuing an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil.

According to a statement from the White House, the move establishes "a process for the potential imposition of similar tariffs on other countries that directly or indirectly import oil from the Russian Federation.

Trump has reiterated that Moscow would be hit by further measures if it continues its attacks against Ukraine. However, on Sunday, he told reporters, "There'll be sanctions, but they seem to be pretty good at avoiding sanctions."

Ahead of possible three-way talks announced by Trump on Wednesday, when the US president told European leaders of his plans to meet with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv's priorities "were absolutely clear".

"Ukraine has never wanted war and will work toward peace as productively as possible. The main thing is for Russia, which started this war, to take real steps to end its aggression."