Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of breaking Easter truce with dozens of drone strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “humanitarian considerations” were behind his decision to announce the Easter ceasefire.

“Based on humanitarian considerations, today starting from 18h (15:00 GMT) until 12:00 on Monday, the Russian party announces the Easter ceasefire,” Putin said to his military chief, Valery Gerasimov.

The Russian president said that the temporary truce will show whether Kyiv was willing to adhere to the agreement and participate in peace talks, which he said he would be focused on “eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis”.

Russia uses the phrase “roots” to relate to Ukraine to its pre-war requirements to never be a part of NATO and to change the regime in Kiev.

However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused his Russian colleague on announcing “titles”, instead of showing true peacekeeping measures to build trust.

Zelensky said Russian troops continue to carry out attacks despite the announcement of the truce.

Observers suspects that Russia is trying to leak a service with the USA and display as an acceptable negotiating partner with a limited announcement of truce.

Several explosions pierced on Sunday through Russian under the control of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine in the middle of the easterly cessation of the fire reported by Kremlin, Russian Newspaper Agency.

Tass State News Agency, referring to local “operational services,”, said at least three explosions in the city, which is under the control of Russia from 2014. years.

The News of RIA also said that at least three explosions in the city were questioned in the city after 9h (7:00 BST), citing their reporters in the area.

Battlefield reports could not be immediately independently authenticated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise a one-day transfer in Ukraine on Saturday, but Kiev said that Russian forces continued to the artillery fire and invited themselves instead of invoking the expanded truth of stopping by hostilities.

Easter is a day that “gives us hope” with significance rooted in the story of Christ and the message that echoed “in every Ukrainian heart”, the Ukrainian President said Sunday.

The message “strengthens our faith, which, despite everything, did not fade over 1,152 full war days,” Zelensky said.

“Each of us lived through such moments – when it hurts deeply, when it’s unbearable hard, and you ask,” God, why does that happen with us? ” Explosion, shooting, “he said.

Zelensky said there was a “God” within Ukrainians in their “Willpower. Resistant. Troubleshooting and humanity.”

“This is his presence. He’s inside our people. And so, there’s light in humans,” he said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the occasion of Ukrainians respect a special message to Easter, that “sooner or later … evil is withdrawn,” seemingly refers to Russia’s invasion.

“Evil can have its own watch, but God will have its day. This is one of the meaning contained in the story of Christ,” Zelsansky said, “sooner or later, but abuse, and life will be withdrawn.”

“Let the wicked one hour. May the day of life arrive. The day of peace. The day of Ukraine,” he said.

“Let there be peace. Let there be Ukraine,” Ukrainian president added.

American diplomats grow frustrated that the Kremlin officials “pulled their feet” in connection with the US President Donald Trump, proposed unconditional general fire fire, Thewew York Times reported, cited by European officers who are in peace talks.

Trump also “loses patience” and can withdraw from the peace process, Axios reported, citing two European diplomats.

The American president also said that he hopes to conclude peacekeeping work in Ukraine “quickly” and that if or Ukraine or Russia “it seems very difficult” then we will only take over. “

The Russian rocket strike on the northeastern city of Kharkov on Friday killed one civilian and injured at least 120 Ukrainians, according to the Governor of the region of Oleh Syniehubov.

Attack using ballistic missiles equipped with cluster ammunitions has also damaged more than 50 residential buildings and over 30 vehicles, he said.

Recently Ukraine accused Russia in Ukraine increasingly using cassicial ammunition to cause wide damage.

For example, ballistic missiles with cluster munist boocs hit Kryvyi Rih, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast 4. April, causing at least 89 victims, according to the Institute for War Study.

Such attacks in recent weeks are increasingly targeting civilian areas, claims Ukraine.

Police and distant protesters clashed out of Kiev China Zhovten, the place of the sun rabbit LGBTQ + Film Festival, which is Ukrainian first queer film festival.

Members of the end right group called “Rights Molod” gathered outside China as support for what they called “traditional values,” the suspicious medium.

Police detained protesters after the conflict outbreak.

“Ukraine is a secular state in which people of different faiths and beliefs live next to each other,” Festival organizers said in the statement.

“In a secular country, various events, from the theater to the cinema, take place on any vacation, and the sunny bunny is just one of them,” they said.

Ukrainian president said that the true intentions of Russia for peace will be revealed only if the “complete truce truly occupies.”

“Ukraine proposes to cross the Easter Day from 20. April. This will reveal the true intentions of Russia,” he said in the post to X, adding that only a truce for at least thirty days “would provide peace.”

“Russian artillery fire did not descend. Therefore there is no trust in the words coming from Moscow,” he said, accusing Russia to break his own Easter fire.

“We know all the good as Moscow from manipulates, and we are ready for anything,” Zelensky said, adding Ukraine would react with “silence in response to silence.”