Overview
- Both countries restarted overnight drone operations after the holiday pause, with Ukraine saying Russia launched 98 drones and that its air defenses shot down 87 of them.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces intercepted 33 Ukrainian drones after the truce expired.
- The 32-hour ceasefire, which President Vladimir Putin declared for Orthodox Easter, drew mutual claims of violations as Ukraine reported 2,299 Russian breaches and Moscow cited 1,971 alleged Ukrainian breaches.
- Regional authorities in Russia's Belgorod region said rescuers found two civilians dead in an attack they blamed on Ukraine.
- Kyiv sought to extend the pause, while the Kremlin refused unless Ukraine accepted political and territorial concessions, including a full pullout from the Donetsk region, which Ukraine rejects.