Russian forces use 'silence regime' to strengthen positions on front — DeepState
The Russians are using the ceasefire to improve their situation on the front (Photo: DeepState / Telegram)
Russian forces are using the Easter ceasefire to improve positions on parts of the front and evacuate their wounded, the monitoring project DeepState reported on Apr. 12.
Analysts say Russian forces continue assault operations and attempts to seize Ukrainian positions. In particular, on “quiet” sections of the front, they are rotating troops, evacuating their wounded, removing the dead, delivering ammunition and reinforcing positions. In those areas, Russian forces are not conducting assaults but are sending groups of soldiers with white flags, DeepState said.
Analysts noted that such activity is particularly frequent on the Huliaipole direction, where assault operations may intensify after the ceasefire.
“Moscow once again confirms its deceit and demonstrates to the world a historical truth — its word is not worth the paper it is written on,” DeepState said.
At the same time, analysts said Ukrainian forces are responding to Russian aggression and destroying enemy troops.
“The Defense Forces continue to eliminate the enemy, which is carrying out acts of aggression across different sections of the front, and no one intends to trust or passively observe their activity,” they added.
On April 9, Vladimir Putin announced an “Easter ceasefire” in Ukraine from 4:00 p.m. on April 11 until the end of April 12.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to respond symmetrically during the ceasefire and that Russia “has a chance not to resume strikes after Easter.”
Ukraine’s General Staff said that if Russian forces prepare for assaults or other aggressive actions, Ukrainian troops will have the right to open fire.
The General Staff later reported that as of 7:00 a.m. on April 12, 2,299 violations of the Easter ceasefire by Russian forces had been recorded, about 500 of them overnight.
Russian troops carried out 58 airstrikes using 184 guided aerial bombs. Authorities also recorded 8,458 kamikaze drone attacks and 2,947 instances of shelling on settlements and Defense Forces positions, including 123 using multiple launch rocket systems. Attacks on Ukrainian positions continued across nearly all sections of the front.
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