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The Russian military was the mark of attacks over 1,300 times in little than 24 hours after both sides announced the Easter truce, reported the Ministry of Defence in Moscow.
Russian president Vladimir Putin had earlier said that the war break would apply from 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday and will proceed until midnight on Monday.He ordered the country's military to stay on advanced alert and be ready ‘to respond to any infringement or provocation’.
Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelenski responded a fewer hours later that Kiev forces "will act in a reciprocal manner".The Ministry of Defence reported in a message issued on Sunday that "Despite the announcement of an Easter truce" Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the positions of the Russian troops in the areas of the settlements of Suchay Balkan and Bogatyr in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia at night. The attacks were repulsed, added.The Kiev military besides utilized 48 unmanned aircraft of the aircraft kind against the Russian military, including 1 in Crimea, reads in a statement."Ukrainian troops fired 444 cannons and mortars positions of our troops, [and] performed 900 strokes with quadrocopter drones" “The Ministry informed.There have been 12 artillery attacks, 33 drone strikes and 7 ammunition discharges in border areas of the Brian, Kursk and Bielgorod circuits in western Russia, causing "victims and injuries to civilians and harm to civilian buildings"as declared.“Under the command of the Chief Commander of the Russian Armed Forces [President Vladimir Putin] all [Russian] military groups in the area of a peculiar military operation strictly respected the ceasefire regime... and remained on previously occupied lines and positions’ – informed the Ministry.Ambassador of the Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs supervising investigations into war crimes committed by Kiev, Rodion Miroshnik, said earlier that Ukraine utilized artillery and drones to attack residential areas in respective cities and towns in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic, as well as in the Kherson region.
He added that further reports of Ukraine's violations of the ceasefire at Easter.During a telephone call on March 18, Putin accepted the proposal of his American counterpart Donald Trump to introduce a 30-day break in attacking energy facilities.
Zelenski besides said that his country would observe the truce.However, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on Ukraine's regular violations of a partial ceasefire which expired last week.Infringements of the Easter truce propose that Kiev is incapable to keep any break in the battles, Miroshnik said during performances on tv Soloviev LIVE on Sunday."I do not callback a single ceasefire that would be successful and lasting, so I do not see any serious grounds yet to say that Ukraine is able to do so [observ the truce]", emphasized the diplomat.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/russia/616024-truce-easter-violated-kiev/
