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Easter Truce Collapses as Ukraine Cites 10,721 Violations, Moscow Alleges Breaches

Conflicting tallies alongside drone strikes underscore the fragility of short holiday truces.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s General Staff said Monday the 32-hour pause from Saturday evening to late Sunday saw 10,721 Russian violations, including artillery fire, ground assaults, and waves of short‑range explosive drones.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry reported 1,971 alleged Ukrainian breaches, citing drone strikes in the border regions of Kursk and Belgorod that it said injured civilians, with claims that could not be independently verified.
  • Ukrainian officials said the truce featured no long‑range missile or Shahed drone attacks but recorded 1,567 artillery strikes, 119 assaults, and 9,035 kamikaze drone hits, most from first‑person‑view drones used at close range.
  • Local authorities reported civilian deaths and injuries across several oblasts during the period, and Ukrainian units and analysts posted unverified claims of attacks on evacuation teams and prisoners, following an Odesa drone strike that killed at least two hours before the pause.
  • After the truce expired, Ukraine’s Air Force reported Russia launched 98 drones overnight, with 87 downed, and the grid operator said strikes cut power in parts of Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv, pointing to a quick return to energy‑targeting raids.