Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of violating 32-hour ceasefire imposed to mark Orthodox Easter.
Russia claimed its Kursk and Belgorod border regions came under Ukrainian drone attacks as a result of which five residents were injured. Governor of Kursk region Alexander Khinshtein accused Ukraine of breaking the brief truce by attacking a gas station in the town of Lgov with a drone, injuring three people, including a baby.
The Russian-installed head of the parts of southern Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said Ukraine had shelled an administrative building and a private home in two villages, without causing injuries.
Across the border, Ukraine reported 469 ceasefire violations, with the Ukrainian military posting on Facebook that Russia launched 22 assault actions, including 153 shelling attacks, 19 strikes by attack drones ... and 275 strikes by first-person view drones. Overall, the Ukrainian military said Saturday had seen Russia launch 57 airstrikes and fire 182 guided aerial bombs, along with deploying 3,928 drones and conducting 2,454 shelling attacks “on populated areas and positions of our troops.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported that two civilians were injured on Sunday following a Russian drone strike in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Later, regional police stated that a Russian drone had hit a vehicle, leaving one person wounded.
Russian announced Easter truce on April 9 as a “humanitarian gesture”. "Putin has instructed the Russian military to remain on high alert in case of provocations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday, stressing that the Russian troops would resume fighting as soon as the ceasefire ends.
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