Many Ukrainians, who have faced years of Russian attacks, did not take the messages seriously and doubted their veracity.

Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.

Jos Leijdekkers has been found guilty in absentia of cocaine smuggling and is believed to be in Sierra Leone.

A Hungarian fighter jet escorted the aircraft to Budapest after the threat was received mid-air.