Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday accused Russian forces of committing over 2,000 violations of a 30-hour Easter ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Despite the breaches, Zelenskyy noted that the day passed without air raid alerts — a rare occurrence — and proposed extending this pause in aerial attacks. He suggested both sides agree to halt the use of long-range drones and missiles against civilian infrastructure for at least 30 days.
Posting on X, Zelenskyy said, "As of now, the Russian army has already violated Putin’s ceasefire more than 2,000 times today. There have been 67 assaults on our positions, primarily in the Pokrovsk direction. Russia launched 1,355 shelling attacks, including 713 involving heavy weapons, and used FPV drones 673 times."
He criticized Moscow for not honoring its own truce and for failing to respond to his proposal for a longer, 30-day ceasefire.
Still, Zelenskyy pointed to the absence of air raid sirens as a promising sign. “This is a format of ceasefire that has worked and is the easiest to maintain. Ukraine proposes a 30-day halt to long-range strikes, with the option to extend it,” he said.
If Moscow refuses this proposal, he added, it would signal its intent to “continue actions that destroy lives and prolong the war.”
