'They're hitting us with everything' -- No sign of Russia's Easter 'truce,' Ukrainian soldiers say

Source: kyiv independent





by Kate Tsurkan and Francis Farrell and Yuliia Taradiuk Updated: April 20, 2025 8:30 PM


Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce starting on April 19, claiming that it would "test Ukraine's sincerity in pursuing peace talks," but across the front line, Ukrainian soldiers have told the Kyiv Independent they have yet to see any sign of it.

The "Easter ceasefire" was supposed to come into effect at 6 p.m. on April 19 and last until midnight on April 21.

However, Russian (first-person view) FPV drone strikes have caused multiple civilian casualties in Kherson, a volunteer involved in evacuations recounted being targeted by three FPV drones, and Ukrainian troops continue to face attacks from a range of weaponry.

In the afternoon on April 20, Ukraine's General Staff reported 45 firefights across the front line over the previous day.

"No one ever believed the Russians would honor their own so-called ceasefire. No one’s letting their guard down — we’re staying alert and ready. For now, our orders are to observe and document," Bandera, a soldier serving in the Sumy direction, told the Kyiv Independent.

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Read more: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-proposed-an-easter-ceasefire-according-to-ukrainian-soldiers-all-russian-forces-have-done-is-violate-it/

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Photo for illustrative purposes. Ukrainian soldiers drive a tank amid Russia-Ukraine war on the frontline of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on March 29, 2023. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)