KYIV, Ukraine, April 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian strikes on the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv overnight left at least one person dead and 39 wounded, authorities said early Wednesday.

The strikes came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces would observe a ceasefire on May 8-10 as the country marks the 80th anniversary of victory over the Nazis in World War II. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the gesture "manipulation".

Sergiy Lysak, governor of the central region of Dnipropetrovsk, said there had been a "massive" drone attack on Dnipro and that one person had died. The city mayor, Borys Filatov, confirmed one fatality.

Dnipro had long been spared the worst of Russian attacks since an invasion started in February 2022 but has faced mounting pressure as Russian forces have sought to make territorial gains. Some evacuations from the region were announced Tuesday.

Igor Terekhov, mayor of the northeastern city of Kharkiv, said 39 people were injured after reporting 16 "strikes" on the city near the Russian border.

On the Russian side of the border, Alexander Khinshtein, the interim governor of Kursk region, said on Telegram that drone strikes on a suburb of the town of Rylsk had left three wounded, including two who were taken to hospital.