Easter ceasefire

Russia launches nearly 100 drones at Ukraine as Easter truce ends

Russian army has attacked Ukraine with 98 strike drones since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian Air Force Command reported on April 13.

13 April, 01:30 PM

Russian forces use 'silence regime' to strengthen positions on front — DeepState

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.

13 April, 11:55 AM

Russian drones kill Ukrainian evacuation team despite Easter ceasefire – DeepState

Russian forces killed a Ukrainian evacuation team with FPV drones near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast despite a declared Easter ceasefire, the monitoring project DeepState reported on Apr. 11.

12 April, 10:01 AM

Two police officers injured in Russian attack in Zaporizhzhya district

Two police officers were wounded in a Russian attack on Novooleksandrivka in Zaporizhzhya district at about 2:40 p.m. on April 11, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said.

11 April, 05:49 PM

Russia strikes Kherson trolleybus 30 minutes before Putin’s Easter ceasefire

A Russian drone struck a trolleybus in Kherson at about 3:30 p.m. on April 11 — just 30 minutes before the Easter ceasefire declared by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was set to begin — leaving the driver critically wounded, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said after publishing photos from the scene.

11 April, 05:24 PM

Zelenskyy offers truce extension as Ukraine mirrors Russia’s Easter ceasefire

Ukraine will respond in kind during Russia’s Easter ceasefire and has told Moscow it is ready to extend the truce beyond the holiday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 11 after setting rules of engagement with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

11 April, 01:46 PM

Kremlin rules out extending ceasefire after Easter

Russia will not extend its “Easter ceasefire,” the Kremlin said on April 10, according to reports from Russian propaganda outlets.

10 April, 05:49 PM

Kremlin says Putin has made no decision on Easter ceasefire

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has made no decision on an Easter ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 9, according to Russian propaganda outlets.

9 April, 03:44 PM

Zelenskyy speaks to Pope Leo as Shahed drones strike Kyiv

Russia launched hundreds of Shahed drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Pope Leo XIV on March 3, with Zelenskyy calling the assault Moscow’s response to Kyiv’s proposal for an Easter ceasefire.

3 April, 02:30 PM

Kremlin rejects Zelenskyy’s Easter ceasefire push as Russian attacks continue

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for an Easter ceasefire, said Russia “did not see a clearly defined initiative.”

31 March, 02:14 PM

Kyiv’s proposal to halt attacks on civilian infrastructure still on table, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine is still waiting for Russia to respond clearly to the proposal to cease attacks on each other’s civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 21.

21 April 2025, 11:03 PM

ISW: Putin’s ceasefire is smokescreen without clear terms and monitoring

A publicly available text, formally agreed to by all parties, including robust monitoring mechanisms, are key elements to support any ceasefire or peace agreement, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on April 20, commenting on the snap Russian-proposed so-called “Easter ceasefire.”

21 April 2025, 10:16 AM

Russian drone and missile barrage wakes Ukrainian cities at dawn

Russian forces carried out a series of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities amid President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal to halt long-range strikes on civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days after the so-called “Easter ceasefire,” regional authorities across the country reported early on April 21.

21 April 2025, 08:12 AM

Easter ceasefire