Overview
- Following Sunday’s truce expiration, Ukraine said Russia launched 98 attack drones overnight and that air defenses downed 87, while Russia reported intercepting 33 Ukrainian drones.
- A Russian strike damaged an energy site in Chernihiv overnight, the regional provider said, cutting electricity to about 12,000 people.
- During the 32-hour pause that began Saturday, Ukraine counted 2,299 Russian violations and later raised its total to 7,696 by late Sunday, as Russia accused Ukraine of 1,971 breaches.
- The Kremlin ruled out prolonging the holiday pause unless Kyiv accepts Russian political and territorial terms, including a withdrawal from parts of Donetsk that Ukraine rejects as capitulation.
- Some frontline areas saw brief calm that let troops attend Easter services near Kharkiv, yet those local lulls contrasted with heavy drone and artillery activity reported along the 1,200-km front.