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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that despite Russia's announcement of a 30-hour ceasefire, the attack continues. Zelensky alleges that although Ukraine has followed the ceasefire, Russia has broken it.
"The Russian army is trying to create a general perception about the ceasefire". But in some places it has not given up trying to damage Ukraine," he said. According to President Zelensky, after the declaration of ceasefire, Russia has attacked 19 locations and claimed that there were 887 shelling incidents.
Ukraine has warned that it will act according to the situation as Ukraine has not followed the temporary ceasefire. "Ukraine will take countermeasures," Zelensky said. After the cease-fire, officials from both Russia and Ukraine said that the situation had calmed down in some areas.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease-fire until Sunday midnight on the occasion of Easter. Putin announced that on the occasion of Easter, the Russian army will stop all military operations from 6:00 p.m. local time on Saturday to midnight on Sunday.
Putin said the ceasefire was guided by humanitarian considerations . In addition to that, he said that the Ukrainian side also expects to take steps accordingly. Analysts claim that Putin made the unexpected ceasefire to send a message to the US that Russia is always open to ending the war.
With US President Donald Trump saying that the US would consider mediating the Russia-Ukraine talks if it was 'too difficult' to reach a peace agreement, Putin called for a 30-hour long 'Easter ceasefire'.
But Putin warned that Russia will retaliate if Ukraine violates the ceasefire or acts of any kind of escalation. "If there is a provocative situation or a violation of the ceasefire, the Russian military is ready for countermeasures," Putin said.
Zelensky condemned Russia's attack on Friday before Putin announced a ceasefire. "Russia started Good Friday by launching ballistic, cruise, Shahid missiles and crippling our people and cities," he wrote on the social network X .
