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| Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at Russian positions 444 times after ceasefire announcement |
| 2025-04-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA] Ukrainian troops have repeatedly violated the ceasefire since the start of the Easter truce announced by President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Despite the announcement of the Easter truce, Ukrainian Armed Forces units attempted to attack Russian troop positions in the areas of the Sukhaya Balka and Bogatyr settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic at night, which were repelled," the military department's report says. In addition, at night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used 48 UAVs, including one on the territory of Crimea. The enemy also fired 444 times from guns and mortars at the positions of the Russian army, carried out 900 strikes with quadcopters and dropped various ammunition. The enemy also attacked border areas of the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions - 33 drone strikes, 12 artillery attacks, and seven ammunition drops. "As a result, there are deaths and injuries among the civilian population, as well as damage to civilian objects," the ministry noted. At the same time, all groups of Russian troops in the SVO zone strictly observed the ceasefire regime from 18:00 on April 19 and remained at previously occupied lines and positions, the Ministry of Defense emphasized. On Saturday, Putin declared an Easter truce. It came into effect at 18:00 Moscow time on April 19 and will last until 00:00 Moscow time on April 21. As the head of state stated, he assumes that Ukraine will follow Russia's example . At the same time, the Russian president noted that the army must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 444...who can forget the US hostages held for that amount of days in Iran. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-04-20 16:35 |