Russians have violated the Easter truce! Zelensky speaks of shots and assault operations

Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russians had violated the Easter truce announced by Vladimir Putin. According to the Ukrainian president, by midnight on Saturday, April 19, his troops had recorded 387 shots, 19 assault actions, and 290 drone actions supported by the Russian side. The Easter truce was to last for 30 hours from the day of its announcement, Saturday, April 19.

Zelensky on Russians violating Easter truce

Everything indicates that the Easter truce announced by Vladimir Putin was nothing more than a sham . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Sunday, April 20, on his X platform profile that on Saturday alone, until midnight, Ukrainian forces recorded: 387 shellings, 19 assault actions by the Russian army and 290 actions by drones.

– In general, as of Easter morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create the impression of a ceasefire, but in some places it is not stopping its attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine – Zelensky said, as quoted by PAP.

As he added, the Ukrainian army responds to all actions by the enemy, acting “symmetrically”. The Ukrainian president also reiterated his earlier proposal to extend the ceasefire for 30 days.

The Easter truce was to last 30 hours from the moment Vladimir Putin announced it, i.e. until Sunday, April 20, 11 p.m. Polish time. Shortly after that, the head of the Ukrainian government’s Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, reported that the Russians were continuing their attacks.