Russian troops violated the Easter truce. And Ukraine will act in a mirror manner, as the enemy deserves in specific combat circumstances.
This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, referring to the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi on the front as of 6:00 a.m.
In particular, 59 Russian shellings and five assault actions of Russian units have already taken place in various directions of the front line. One combat clash was recorded in the Starobilsk OTU, three combat clashes in the Pokrovsky direction and the Novopavlivskyi direction in the Donetsk OTU, and one in the Zaporizhia direction near Stepovoye. Dozens of FPV uses by the enemy.
There were Russian artillery strikes and the use of drones in Kursk.
"Our soldiers everywhere respond as the enemy deserves in specific combat circumstances. Ukraine will continue to act in a mirror manner," the head of state noted.
At the same time, between 6:00 PM yesterday and 12:00 AM today, there were 387 shellings and 19 assault operations by the Russian army. The Russians used drones 290 times.
"In general, as of Easter morning, we can say that the Russian army is trying to create a general impression of a ceasefire, but in some places it does not abandon individual attempts to advance and inflict losses on Ukraine. Russia must fully comply with the conditions of silence. The Ukrainian proposal to implement and extend the silence for 30 days after 24:00 today remains valid. We will act in accordance with the real situation," Zelensky added.
As you know, on April 19, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin declared an Easter truce .