Ukraine war briefing: EU sanctions officials for child abductions; Kyiv under drone attack as ceasefire expires

About 20,500 children unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia or Russian-held territory; alert sirens sound in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,539 Kyiv came under drone attack on Tuesday after the expiration of a three-day truce with Russia, according to Ukrainian authorities. “Enemy UAVs are currently over Kyiv. Please stay safe until the alert is cleared,” the head of the capital’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, posted on Telegram. The alert siren was the first in the capital since Friday, before the ceasefire came into force. A three-day truce was announced on Friday by Donald Trump, just hours before Russia’s second world war victory celebrations, with the US president saying he hoped the ceasefire would mark “the beginning of the end” of the conflict. Zelenskyy said earlier on Monday that fighting with Russia was ongoing despite the ceasefire, accusing Russia of not wanting to end the four-year war. “Today there was no silence at the front, there was fighting. We have recorded all of this,” Zelenskyy said in his daily address. “We also see that Russia has no intention of ending this war; unfortunately, it is preparing new attacks,” he added. The EU on Mond