Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline.
Citing a report from Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy said Russia was still using heavy weapons and since 10am on Sunday an increase in Russian shelling had been observed, he said.
The Russian army had even doubled its use of kamikaze drones, he added, saying that there were 26 assaults between midnight on Saturday and noon on Sunday. The 30-hour truce – announced by Putin on Friday – is due to end at midnight on Monday.
“We are documenting every Russian violation of its self-declared commitment to a full ceasefire for the Easter period and are prepared to provide the necessary information to our partners,” Z...
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