In a freshly issued statement, the Russian military has confirmed that its forces have resumed strikes on Ukraine after the surprise “Easter truce”.
“With the end of the ceasefire, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to conduct the special military operation,” the Russian military said.
The “special military operation” is what Russian officials call Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was launched by the Kremlin in February 2022.
The Russian defence ministry claimed the country’s military “strictly observed the ceasefire and remained at the previously occupied lines and positions”.
This stands in contrast from the ceasefire violations Ukraine has reported since the Easter truce was announced by Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
Ukrainian forces reported nearly 3,000 violations of Russia’s ceasefire with the heaviest attacks and shelling seen along the Pokrovsk part of the frontline, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday.
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