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Ukraine Says Easter Truce Was Violated 10,721 Times as Ceasefire Expires

The surge in drone strikes during the holiday pause underscores how brief truces no longer curb the fighting.

Overview

  • Ukraine's General Staff, updating its tally Monday, said Russian forces committed 10,721 violations during the 32-hour pause, including more than 9,000 short-range kamikaze and first‑person‑view drones guided by operators.
  • The ceasefire ran from Saturday afternoon to late Sunday, and within hours Ukraine reported 2,299 breaches as Russia countered with a claim of 1,971 by Kyiv's forces, with Ukraine also noting no missile, guided bomb, or Shahed long‑range drone use during the pause.
  • Local officials reported two people killed in Odesa before the truce and two more in Donetsk on Sunday, while Russian regional leaders said Ukrainian strikes injured civilians in Kursk and left two dead in Belgorod.
  • Ukrainian authorities alleged FPV drones hit an evacuation team near Huliaipilske and said four Ukrainian prisoners of war were shot in Kharkiv region during the truce, though these reports have limited independent verification.
  • After the pause ended, Ukraine reported renewed drone attacks on energy infrastructure that caused outages in Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv, highlighting how nightly drone warfare now targets power grids and front‑line units alike.