{"id":2425540,"date":"2025-04-20T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russia-violated-easter-truce-over-2000-times-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T17:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T21:29:13","slug":"ukraine-says-russia-violated-easter-truce-over-2000-times-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russia-violated-easter-truce-over-2000-times-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says Russia violated \u2018Easter truce\u2019 over 2,000 times &#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\">24<\/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-russia-violated-easter-truce-over-2000-times-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=2425540&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 Russia violated its announced &#8220;Easter truce&#8221; over 2,000 times on Sunday, with significant military activity concentrated in the city of Pokrovsk. Violations included 67 attacks, 1,355 instances of artillery fire, and 673 drone uses. Zelensky emphasized that Russia failed to honor the ceasefire agreement, which was intended to pause hostilities during the Easter weekend, and he reiterated his call for a longer, 30-day ceasefire. Despite the violations, he noted that there were no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-round-of-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-paused\/\" title=\"Fourth Round of Ukraine-... Peace Talks ...d\">air raid alerts<\/a> that day, suggesting an opportunity for a ceasefire focused on halting strikes using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-russia-terror-bomb-its-way-to-victory-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Can ... Terror Bomb Its Way to Victory in Ukraine?\">long-range drones<\/a> and missiles on civilian targets. He warned that any refusal from Russia to agree to this proposal would indicate its intention to prolong the conflict.  <\/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 Russia violated &lsquo;Easter truce&rsquo; over 2,000 times<\/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>violated its &ldquo;Easter truce,&rdquo; which was supposed to see a pause in fighting over the weekend, over 2,000 times on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In an X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1914022645160399147\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a>, Zelensky said the violations of the truce on Easter Sunday included 67 Russian attacks on various positions that were mostly concentrated in the city of Pokrovsk, about 35 miles north of Donetsk. There were also 1,355 cases of Russian artillery fire and 673 cases of Russian drone use.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385610\/israeli-investigation-killings-15-palestinian-medics-gaza-failures\/\">Israeli inquiry into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza finds &lsquo;professional failures&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385513\/netanyahu-israel-no-choice-but-continue-fighting-gaza\/\">Netanyahu says Israel has &#8216;no choice&#8217; but to continue fighting in Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385494\/ukraine-says-russian-attacks-continue-despite-easter-truce\/\">Ukraine says Russian attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-says-russian-attacks-on-front-lines-continue-despite-putins-easter-truce-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ukraine says ...n attacks on front lines continue despite Putin\u2019s \u2018...\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">front lines continue<\/a> despite Putin&#8217;s &#8216;Easter truce&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Ukrainian president said this is clear evidence Russia has &ldquo;failed&rdquo; to uphold the Easter weekend truce and reiterated his call for a longer, 30-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In practice, across all main frontline directions, Russia has failed to uphold its own promise of ceasefire. And almost an entire day wasn&rsquo;t enough for Russia to respond to our Ukrainian proposal for a full ceasefire &mdash; starting now, from Easter, and lasting 30 days,&rdquo; Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky did report that there were no &ldquo;air raid alerts&rdquo; on Sunday and proposed a 30-day ceasefire on the use of long-range drones and strikes on civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;However, there were no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">air raid alerts today<\/a>. Hence, this is a format of ceasefire that has been achieved and that is the easiest to extend. Ukraine proposes to cease any strikes using long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for a period of at least 30 days, with the possibility of extension,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky added that if Russia refuses to agree on this, it is &ldquo;proof that it intends to continue doing only those things which destroy human lives and prolong the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir 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>over the weekend a pause in fighting that would last until midnight local time on Monday. There were already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3385494\/ukraine-says-russian-attacks-continue-despite-easter-truce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported \">reported <\/a>Russian violations of the truce shortly after it took effect on Saturday afternoon.<\/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 claims Russia breached &#8216;Easter truce&#8217; over 2,000 times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2425541,"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-easter-truce-two-thousand-violations.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53739,4280,6991,9944,32076],"class_list":["post-2425540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-easter-truce","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-violations","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/zelensky-easter-truce-two-thousand-violations.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425540","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=2425540"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425544,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425540\/revisions\/2425544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}