KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (Apr 20) Russian forces were making a pretence of a one-day Easter ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin, continuing overnight atte

April 19 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a 30-hour Easter truce with Ukraine through Sunday night, but Ukraine's President said late Saturday on X that "Russian strikes persist."

President Zelensky of Ukraine said the front lines had seen artillery fire and drone attacks, and that his troops were responding. Russia accused Ukraine of breaking the cease-fire.

Pope Francis, on Easter, appealed for an end to conflicts, particularly in Gaza. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine traded accusations of violating an Easter truce.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting this evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday. The short-term ceasefire proposal from Russia comes as President Donald Trump has been pressing both Moscow and Kyiv to agree a truce, but has failed to extract any major concessions from the Kremlin. “Today from