Kremlin says Putin did not order extension of so-called "truce"
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Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:43:08 +0300
The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not order the extension of the socalled Easter truce, which Russians did not observe, after midnight on 21 April.
Source Putins spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a comment to TASS Details Peskov stated that Putin did not give a command to extend the Easter truce.
Background On Saturday 19 April, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce, which supposedly means a halt to all hostilities in Ukraine from the evening of 19 April until midnight on 20 April.
Meanwhile, Russias Ministry of Defence stated that Russian forces would uphold the truce only if Ukraine does the same.
Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would respond in kind to any Russian ceasefire, but Russian assaults and artillery activity were continuing on some fronts.
Most Ukrainian defenders have not witnessed the socalled Easter truce promised by Russian forces, according to data from DeepState, a Ukrainian group of military analysts.
Zelenskyy said that there has been an increase in Russian attacks and the use of kamikaze drones in the combat zone since 1000 on 20 April.
Russian forces have doubled its use of FPV drones.
Ukraines General Staff reported that as of 1600 on 20 April, despite Russias declared Easter truce, 45 combat clashes have already occurred along the front line, with 20 of them on the Pokrovsk front alone.
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