{"id":2425385,"date":"2025-04-19T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russian-attacks-on-front-lines-continue-despite-putins-easter-truce-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T20:10:23","slug":"ukraine-says-russian-attacks-on-front-lines-continue-despite-putins-easter-truce-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russian-attacks-on-front-lines-continue-despite-putins-easter-truce-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says Russian attacks on front lines continue despite Putin\u2019s \u2018Easter truce\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-says-russian-attacks-on-front-lines-continue-despite-putins-easter-truce-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2425385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reported that Russian attacks on the front lines are ongoing, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s recent announcement of an &#8220;Easter truce&#8221; intended to pause hostilities from Saturday evening until Monday morning. Zelensky highlighted that drone strikes were carried out just 45 minutes before the truce began,demonstrating a lack of trust in Moscow&#8217;s declarations. He stated that Russian assault operations and artillery fire have continued, asserting that Ukraine&#8217;s Defense Forces are prepared to respond to any attacks. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-says-hes-had-no-contact-with-chinese-counterpart\/\" title=\"Austin denies contact with Chinese counterpart.\">situation remains tense<\/a>, with expectations for further updates on frontline engagements. additionally, U.S. officials have suggested a potential shift away from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-off-to-mideast-to-secure-gaza-truce-push-for-aid\/\" title=\"Blinken Off to Mideast to Secure Gaza ..., Push for Aid\">stalled peace talks<\/a>, while President Trump maintains a hopeful stance for a resolution to the conflict. This situation is developing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ukraine says Russian attacks on front lines continue despite Putin&rsquo;s &lsquo;Easter truce&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2099559\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> indicated that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> is continuing its attacks on the front lines even after a pause on fighting lasting until Monday was announced by Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> just this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385402\/putin-easter-truce-ukraine-russia-pause-military-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced \">announced<\/a> an &ldquo;Easter truce&rdquo; on Saturday that would see a pause in fighting from 6 p.m. local time Saturday until 12 a.m. on Monday. Zelensky responded to the announcement by noting that drone attacks were launched just 45 minutes before the start of the truce.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385402\/putin-easter-truce-ukraine-russia-pause-military-operations\/\">Putin declares &#8216;Easter truce&#8217; in Ukraine, says Russia will pause all military operations until end of Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3384837\/canada-election-question-who-can-stand-up-to-trump\/\">Canada&#8217;s preelection question: Who can stand up to Donald Trump?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3384453\/trump-no-rush-uk-china-trade-deals-three-four-weeks\/\">Trump in &#8216;no rush&#8217; on UK and China trade but expects deals in &#8216;three or four weeks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Now, it appears that Russian attacks have only continued despite the pause taking effect over four hours ago.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1913657947311210556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted <\/a>on X that Russian &ldquo;assault operations continue on several frontline sectors, and Russian artillery fire has not subsided,&rdquo; adding that there is &ldquo;no trust in words coming from Moscow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also indicated that Ukraine would respond to any Russian strikes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know all too well how Moscow manipulates, and we are prepared for anything. Ukraine&rsquo;s Defense Forces will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">act rationally &#038;mdash<\/a>; responding in kind. Every Russian strike will be met with an appropriate response,&rdquo; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president is also expecting updates on any front-line fighting from his commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, later tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The latest reported breach in the pause follows suggestions from U.S. officials that they may &ldquo;move on&rdquo; from peace talks that have stalled and failed to reach any sort of ceasefire. However, U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has remained optimistic about a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we have a really good chance of getting it done, and it&rsquo;s coming to a head right now,&rdquo; Trump said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2099559\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2099559\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine reports ongoing Russian attacks despite Putin&#8217;s &#8216;Easter truce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2425386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/zelensky-russian-attacks-continue-easter-truce.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42491,53739,23118,53760,6991],"class_list":["post-2425385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict-news","tag-easter-truce","tag-eastern-europe","tag-russian-attacks","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/zelensky-russian-attacks-continue-easter-truce.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425389,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425385\/revisions\/2425389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}