Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
ReutersSun, April 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM UTC
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1 / 0Orthodox Christians mark Easter Eve during a ceasefire declared by Russia, in KyivBelievers carry Easter baskets as they pass destroyed Russian military equipment displayed on Mykhailivska Square after they attended a service ahead of Orthodox Easter, during a 32‑hour ceasefire declared by Russia, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 11, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
KYIV/MOSCOW, April 12 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other L1N40U064 on Sunday of breaching the 32-hour ceasefire L1N40S124 in their four-year war, reporting more than a thousand drone and shelling attacks just hours after the truce began on Saturday to mark Orthodox Easter.
The Russian defence ministry said it recorded 1,971 ceasefire violations overnight into Sunday, while Ukraine's general staff reported 479 shelling attacks and more than 1,700 drone strikes by Russian troops.
According to the calendar of the Orthodox faith dominant in both countries, Easter is celebrated this year on Sunday.
Russia said a child was among civilians injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Kursk region, while the Belgorod region's governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported two people killed by Ukrainian shelling.
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Ukraine's State Emergencies Service said two civilians were wounded on Sunday by a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv region.
Reuters could not independently verify reports of military activity.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced nL1N40S124 the temporary Orthodox Easter ceasefire on April 9, and it is set to end at midnight (2100 GMT) Sunday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose previous ceasefire proposals were turned down by Moscow, agreed to the truce.
(Reporting by Max Hunder in Kyiv and other Reuters staff;Editing by David Goodman and Bernadette Baum)
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