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Russia says Ukraine is violating Easter truce, Russian news agencies report

The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian troops are violating the Easter truce while Russian forces are observing the declared ceasefire.

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April 12, 2026

Russia says Ukraine is violating Easter truce, Russian news agencies report

Leonid Belyaev, 79, stands in front of the ruins of his house, which was destroyed during what Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian overnight drone attack, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Yasynuvata (Yasinovataya) in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 11, 2026.

Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

MOSCOW - The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday that Ukrainian troops are violating the Easter truce while Russian forces are observing the declared ceasefire.


Civilians, including a child, were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Kursk region, the Ministry was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.


-Reuters/Editing by David Goodman/Reuters

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