Nearly 3,000 Russian ceasefire violations reported from front line during Easter ‘truce,’ Zelensky says
https://kyivindependent.com/multiple-russian-ceasefire-violations-reported-during-easter-ceasefire-zelensky-says/
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Nearly 3,000 Russian ceasefire violations reported from front line during Easter ‘truce,’ Zelensky says
https://kyivindependent.com/multiple-russian-ceasefire-violations-reported-during-easter-ceasefire-zelensky-says/
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Main points from the news article:
Multiple Russian ceasefire violations across the front line have been reported since an Easter truce was declared by the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 20.
Russia’s [**Easter ceasefire**](https://kyivindependent.com/putin-announces-easter-ceasefire-calls-on-ukraine-to-follow/) was supposed to come into effect at 6 pm on April 19 and last until midnight on April 21, with Russian President Vladimir Putin claiming it would “test Ukraine’s sincerity in pursuing peace talks.”
As of 1:55 a.m. local time on April 21, Russia has violated the Easter truce nearly 3,000 times, Zelensky [**said**](https://t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official/13925).
The military reported 96 Russian assaults on Ukrainian positions, 1,882 instances of shelling, and 950 uses of Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones, the president said, citing a briefing from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
“In fact, on all the main directions of the front, Russia has not kept its own promise,” Zelensky said.
Earlier in the day, Zelensky reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had observed an increase in Russian shelling and the use of kamikaze drones since 10 a.m., with the use of FPV drones “doubling.”
Russian forces carried out 26 assaults between midnight and noon on Easter Sunday, Zelensky added.
More on this subject from other reputable sources:
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– Volksstimme (C-): [Ukraine war: Zelenskyi: Russian attacks despite Easter ceasefire](https://www.volksstimme.de/deutschland-und-welt/politik/selenskyj-russische-angriffe-trotz-oster-waffenruhe-4035908)
– France 24 (A-): [Russia’s Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine until end of Sunday](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250419-%F0%9F94%B4-putin-announces-two-day-ceasefire-from-tonight-until-monday)
– Der Spiegel (A-): [Putin’s war against Ukraine: Zelensky accuses Russia of breaking ceasefire promises](https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/wolodymyr-selenskyj-wirft-russland-bruch-von-waffenruhe-versprechen-im-krieg-gegen-die-ukraine-vor-a-ec9d02cc-f6a5-4938-ba90-83b14ba62f12)
– tagesschau.de (A): [Despite ceasefire: Selenskyj reports Russian attacks](https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/putin-ukraine-waffenruhe-102.html)
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The top few paragraphs:
Multiple Russian ceasefire violations across the front line have been reported since an Easter truce was declared by the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 20.
Russia’s Easter ceasefire supposed to come into effect at 6 pm on April 19 and last until midnight on April 21, with Russian President Vladimir Putin claiming it would “test Ukraine’s sincerity in pursuing peace talks.”
As of 1:55 a.m. local time on April 21, Russia has violated the Easter truce nearly 3,000 times, Zelensky said.
The military reported 96 Russian assaults on Ukrainian positions, 1,882 instances of shelling, and 950 uses of Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones, the president said, citing a briefing from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
“In fact, on all the main directions of the front, Russia has not kept its own promise,” Zelensky said.
Not surprised, I honestly doubt the top brass in Russia actually have much control over their own forces the farther down things go even if they tried to do a legit ceasefire.
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