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‘Easter truce’ in Russia’s Ukraine war marked by accusations of violations

A military chaplain sprays holy water on Ukrainian soldiers during the Easter service near a front line in the Zaporizhia region of Ukraine, April 20, 2025 [Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian Armed Forces via Reuters]

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of breaching an “Easter truce” announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine said was being violated from the moment it started.

As the brief window drew to a close, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cited a report from military Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskii, noting that “since the beginning of the day [Sunday], the Russian army has violated Putin’s ceasefire more than two thousand times”.

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