Ukraine and Russia are accusing one another of hundreds of breaches of the ceasefire. 1753 minutes ago. Ich bin unsicher. Was ist denn los? Ukraine and Russia have mutually accused each other of hundreds of breaches during a brief Easter truce aligned with Orthodox Easter observances. Ukraine’s military reported on Sunday morning that Russian forces violated the ceasefire 2,299 times since it started at 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Saturday. Russia’s defense ministry countered that Ukrainian forces committed 1,971 violations, including three attempted counterattacks in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously stated his troops would respond “symmetrically” to any Russian strikes during the truce, describing Easter as “a time of peace.” He expressed hope that the ceasefire could extend past Easter to revive stalled peace talks amid the Middle East conflict, but Russia dismissed the proposal, stating its operations would resume on Monday. Ukraine’s military noted Russian forces launched 28 attacks and nearly 2,000 drone strikes but refrained from bombs or missiles. In Ukraine’s northern Sumy region bordering Russia, officials reported a Russian drone struck an ambulance overnight, wounding three medics. Russia’s defense ministry claimed Ukraine conducted three overnight assaults on positions near Pokrovsk and Otradne in Dnipropetrovsk, while four Ukrainian advances in Sumy and Donetsk were repelled. Russian President Vladimir Putin had unilaterally declared the Easter truce earlier in the week, after previously rejecting Ukraine’s repeated requests for a temporary halt in fighting. Zelensky stated that his troops would respond in kind. Earlier this year, Putin agreed to a U.S. request to pause strikes on energy infrastructure as Ukraine prepared for harsh winter cold. In the initial hours of Saturday’s truce, both Ukrainian and Russian sources accused one another of minor breaches before escalating to bigger allegations. Officials from Ukraine and Russia also reported exchanging 175 prisoners of war each on Saturday, including seven civilians per side. Ukrainian civilians and soldiers on the front lines of the conflict—ongoing since 2022—hold dim hopes for the ceasefire. Kyiv has persistently advocated for a broader truce, which it and its European partners view as an essential precursor to negotiating a permanent end to the full-scale invasion. Moscow, however, demands a peace agreement upfront, fueling claims that it lacks genuine intent to stop the war. Russia and Ukraine agree to Orthodox Easter truce. Ukraine’s war-weary want genuine peace: Easter truce fails to brighten somber mood. Ich war in der Ukraine. Slúži v Bezpečnostnej rade. Rusi. Iné národy.
