US EditionOn a Knife Edge: Brief Easter Ceasefire Tests Russia-Ukraine Front Lines
The swap included 175 prisoners of war on each side as Ukraine reported nearly 470 ceasefire violations during the holiday truce.
- President Zelenskyy vowed on Saturday that the Ukrainian Army would respond "immediately" if Russia violated the ceasefire, while challenging Moscow to demonstrate its commitment to peace by accepting his proposal.
- The United Arab Emirates mediated the exchange of 175 prisoners of war each on Saturday, alongside 14 civilians, representing one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides.
- According to the Ukrainian military command, nearly 470 Russian ceasefire violations occurred, including 2,454 shelling attacks and 182 aerial bombs, while Russia launched at least 160 drones before the truce, killing four people.
- United States-led talks aimed at ending the four-year conflict have stalled in recent weeks due to the war in the Middle East, with progress limited by Russia's demand for the Donetsk region.
- Russia still occupies over 19% of Ukraine, though the US-based Institute for the Study of War reported advances slowed since late 2025; this conflict remains Europe's deadliest since World War II.
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The ceasefire ordered by Kremlin chief Putin for the Orthodox Easter is, as expected, fragile, but at least hundreds of prisoners of war are free again.
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AlKhaleej TodayRussia–Ukraine Easter ceasefire begins despite deadly strikes hours before it took effect
KHARKIV, April 12 — An uneasy truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter entered into force yesterday, with Kyiv warning it would respond “immediately” if Russia violated it.Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the ceasefire on Thursday, more than a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky first made the proposal.Both sides have agreed to observe it.The ceasefire was due to last for 32 hours, from 4pm (1300 GMT/9pm…
(AFP) The truce between Russia and Ukraine for the Orthodox Easter officially began on Saturday at the front, and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski warned that his army will respond "coup by coup" to any violation of this suspension of hostilities.Read more
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