"The highest number of shootings and attacks occurred in the Pokrovsk region. Russia's promise of a complete ceasefire did not apply to the Kursk region either", writes Zelenskyj in a post on X, after the 30-hour declared ceasefire had ended.
But already earlier during Easter Sunday, reports emerged from both Russian and Ukrainian sources that the ceasefire had not been observed, with both parties claiming that the other side had attacked first.
Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced in the evening that no order had been given to extend the ceasefire.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj notes that Moscow has not responded to Kyiv's proposal to extend the complete ceasefire for 30 days after Easter, or the proposal to at least extend the ceasefire regarding air attacks with drones and robots.
"The basis for Ukraine's actions will remain symmetrical: ceasefire will be met with ceasefire and Russian attacks will be met with our own in defense. Action always weighs heavier than words", writes Zelenskyj on X.
Putin's announcement of the Easter ceasefire came after months of efforts by the American Trump administration to get Moscow and Kyiv to agree on a ceasefire. Washington threatened on Friday to withdraw from mediation efforts if no progress was made.
