Russia has turned down Ukraine’s proposal to extend a brief ceasefire to 30 days, as pressure mounts from the United States for a lasting resolution to the ongoing war.Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Moscow had received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request to prolong President Vladimir Putin’s unilateral three-day truce,

Ukrainian air defences shot down 40 out of 166 drones launched by Russia in multiple attacks on Monday, the Ukrainian air force said. It said in a statement that 74 Russian drones were redirected by electronic warfare.