12 h. ago Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine's Kherson region

The head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region says that Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in the region

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24 h. ago Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends

Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending westUkraine issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the country’s eastern half as blasts shook the city of Mykolaiv early on Monday, authorities said, hours after the one-day Easter “ceasefire” declared by Vladimir Putin came to an end.Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the Russian president’s unilateral Easter ceasefire declaration as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline on Sunday. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Zelenskyy dismisses Putin ceasefire as ‘PR’ and says Russian attacks continue

Ukraine reports drone and artillery strikes over Easter weekend, while Moscow also claims ceasefire breaches by KyivVoldoymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline.Citing a report from Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy said Russia was still using heavy weapons and since 10am on Sunday an increase in Russian shelling had been observed, he said. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Putin’s Easter ceasefire 2,000 times

Ukrainian president dismisses move as ‘PR’ amid reports of strikes, while Moscow also claims breaches by KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their drone and artillery attacks across many parts of the frontline.Citing a report from Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Zelenskyy said Russia was still using heavy weapons and since 10am on Sunday an increase in Russian shelling had been observed. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to create an 'impression of a ceasefire' as attacks continue

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to create ‘impression of a ceasefire’, saying Russian forces continued attacks despite President Vladimir Putin’s unilateral declaration of an Easter ceasefire

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58 h. ago Ukraine says Russian attacks continue after Putin declares ceasefire

Sirens sound in Kyiv as air defences open fire on incoming missiles minutes after announcement

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4 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Strike into Belgorod ‘destroys four Russian helicopters’

Russian missile attack injures 88 in Sumy, officials report; Saudi Arabia ceasefire talks to continue with nothing yet agreed. What we know on day 1,126Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they destroyed four military helicopters in Russia’s Belgorod region with Himars rocket systems. The special operations command published drone footage and announced: “Special operations forces in cooperation with the GUR of the ministry of defence, missile forces and artillery destroyed two enemy Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.” The strikes occurred at a concealed “jumping-off point” for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. Ukrainian forces have since 18 March been striking across the border into areas of Belgorod oblast including the village of Demidovka, according to Russian and Ukrainian war watchers. Some claimed Ukrainian troops had managed to seize a small amount of territory in Belgorod. Their rep...

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