Russia and Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Ceasefire Violations
According to the English section of the “Webangah News Agency,” citing Mehr News Agency and Euro News TV, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Sunday that the Russian army is pretending to observe the Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin while continuing its nighttime efforts to strike Ukrainian frontlines!
As reported by Anadolu Agency, the Ukrainian president stated that he had received information from Oleksandr Syrskyi, Chief of Ukraine’s General Staff, regarding battlefield developments between 18:00 on April 19 and midnight on April 20, asserting that Russian attacks persist.
On the other hand, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that Ukraine has violated the temporary ceasefire declared by Russia’s president over a thousand times.
In a statement on this matter, Russia’s Defense ministry stated: “Ukrainian forces targeted Russian positions 444 times and carried out multiple drone attacks.UkraineS violations of the ceasefire and its military strikes have resulted in casualties as well as damage to civilian infrastructure.”
This comes as Russia’s president yesterday announced a roughly 30-hour ceasefire before attending Orthodox Easter church services.
He had stated that the ceasefire would last from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday.
