Fights against advancing Russian troops are said to have taken place at three locations in the Donetsk region and one in the Luhansk region. Against Ukrainian positions in the Russian Kursk region, the Russians have carried out artillery and drone attacks, according to Zelenskyj.
According to Putin, the Russian forces would lay down their arms from Saturday evening at 6 pm local time to midnight between Sunday and Monday, i.e. for a total of 30 hours.
"In summary, on Easter morning, we can conclude that the Russian army is trying to create an impression of a ceasefire while still making pure attempts to advance and cause losses for Ukraine in certain areas", he writes.
He also writes that Ukraine's proposal to extend the ceasefire to 30 days after midnight on Sunday remains, but "that we will act according to the actual situation on the ground".
