Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Kremlin forces of violating a 30-hour Easter Sunday truce declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and reiterated his proposal to extend the ceasefire for another month.
Russia’s defense ministry responded that Ukraine wasn’t adhering to the short-term truce, and had shelled Russian positions hundreds of times since Saturday night. Neither side’s claims could be verified.
Posting on social media, Zelenskiy said Russia was trying to create “the general impression of a ceasefire” and generating “favorable PR coverage.”
He cited 59 cases of shelling and five assault actions by Russian units in various frontline areas on Sunday morning, based on an early-morning report from Armed Forces commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. In an update, Zelenskiy said there’d been an increase in shelling and the use of kamikaze drones in the late-morning hours.
The most active operations were in the vicinity of Pokro
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