Putin's Easter truce 'already broken' as 'Russian assault operations continue'

Russsian troops have continued to attack Ukraine following Vladimir Putin's callls for an Easter truce, according to Ukrainian President .

"As of now, according to the Commander-in-Chief reports, Russian assault operations continue on several frontline sectors, and Russian artillery fire has not subsided," Zelensky said in a social media post. The Ukrainian leader also said any potential Russian strike "will be met with an appropriate response".

Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in today because of "humanitarian consideration" earlier today. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6pm on Saturday to midnight on Easter Sunday, both Moscow time.

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“Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18.00 to 00.00 from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order that all military actions be stopped for this period,” Mr Putin said at a meeting with chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov, the Kremlin’s press service quoted him as saying.

Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation, said after the Kremlin announcement that "the Russians keep firing on all fronts — just like before". He wrote in a post on X: "The heaviest shelling is in the East. So much for Putin’s so-called ‘ceasefire’. He never meant to keep it.”

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