The initiative, which was originally proposed by Kyiv and subsequently confirmed by the Kremlin, is to be valid during Orthodox holidays until Sunday midnight. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi warned that Kiev would respond “strictly in the same way” to any attack from the air, land or sea.
The temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia during the Orthodox Easter holidays entered into force on Saturday at 15:00 CET. However, Kyiv warned that it would react immediately in case of its violation by Russia. TASR writes about it according to an AFP report.
- The temporary Easter ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia came into effect at 3:00 p.m.
- Kyiv declares its readiness to immediately respond militarily to the Russian ceasefire violation.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyi promised that Ukraine will not attack if Russia does not intervene.
- Last year’s Easter ceasefire was accompanied by several documented cases of its violation.
Easter truce
“Ukraine will observe the ceasefire and respond strictly in the same way. The absence of Russian strikes from the air, from the ground and from the sea will mean that there will be no response from our side,” Zelenskyy previously wrote in a post on the X network.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter on Thursday night, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi first proposed the idea. Both parties have pledged to abide by it.
During the Easter truce, which was ordered by the Russian president last year, both sides of the conflict reported several violations of it, reminds DPA.
