Ukraine and Russia Bit on Sunday for having broken the A day’s Easter ceasefire President Vladimir Putin announced, the two parties accusing the other of launching attacks overnight.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Accused Russia of creating a false appearance by honoring Easter’s ceasefire, saying that the forces of his country had recorded 59 cases of Russian bombing and five assaults by units along the front line, as well as dozens of drone strikes.
“In Easter in the morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create a general impression of a fire, but in certain places, it does not give up individual attempts to advance and inflict losses in Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy in an article on X.
In a subsequent update, Zelenskyy said that although Ukraine declares a symmetrical approach to Russian actions, there had been an increase in Russian bombing and drone attacks since 10 am. He said, however, that it was “a good thing, at least, that there were no air raid sirens”.
“In practice, Putin does not have full control of her army, the situation proves that in Russia, they do not intend to make a real movement towards the end of the war and are only interested in the coverage of favorable public relations,” he wrote.
Iryna Rybakova / 93rd Mechanized Ukraine Mechanized Brigade via AP
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said the Ukrainian forces had launched night attacks in the Donetsk region and had sent 48 drones to Russian territory.
According to the ministry, there was “dead and injured among the civilian population”, without giving details. He said Russian troops had strictly observed the ceasefire.
Russia officials in the partially occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson also declared that the Ukrainian forces were continuing their attacks.
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According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m. Moscow time, Saturday at midnight after Easter Sunday. Putin did not offer any details on how the ceasefire would be monitored or if it would cover the air strikes or the current ground battles which are raging 24 hours a day.
The apparent failure to observe even a ceasefire of Easter occurs after President Trump said on Friday that Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia “come to the head” And insisted that none of the two parties “plays” him in his push to end the three -year war.
Trump said on Sunday that he hoped that Russia and Ukraine will conclude an agreement this week.
“The two will then begin to do great deals with the United States of America, which is flourishing and will make a fortune!” He wrote on Truth Social.