Fire break on Easter Sunday? 26 Russian attacks by noon!

Fire break on Easter Sunday? 26 Russian attacks by noon!

Grenzgebiete Brjansk, Russland - On April 20, 2025, Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj and Media report on a rebuilt of the fights in the Ukraine conflict, even before the one-sided fire break that Vladimir Putin had proclaimed ended. Despite the humanitarian measure, which should apply from Saturday evening until midnight on Easter Sunday, the Ukraine already registered 26 attacks from Russia from midnight to noon, as [https://www.vol.at/feuerpause- von-wegen-26-attacks-bis-zum-lunch/9350030). Selenskyj expressed skepticism about Putin's control over the Russian armed forces and doubted that Russia was seriously interested in the end of the war.

The Russian president had called out a break on Saturday with the argument that it was necessary for humanitarian reasons and would only apply if Ukraine also adhered to it. In this context, Putin also expected that the Ukrainian armed forces would follow the example of Russia. But until Sunday morning, Selenskyj reported several incidents in which the fire break was broken from Russia - including 59 shot and 5 attacks, committed between Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Ukrainian side reported that it too was under fire, especially in the Donetsk.

unexplained responsibility

Selenskyj referred to the intensive attacks of Russia, which extended to the border areas of Brjansk, Kursk and Belgorod. In total, Russia is said to have used 290 drones during this time. The Russian Ministry of Defense, on the other hand, blames Ukraine for the violations of the fire break and reports numerous own drone attacks that were defended, such as [srf.ch] (https://www.srf.ch/news/international/30-stunden-pause-oster-os-im-ukraine-in--in--naechtliche-- zdf.de note.

Putin's conditions for peace

Putin recently set conditions for an end to hostility, including the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from four areas annexed by Russia, and called on Ukraine to give up its NATO accession plans. Critics, such as the Ukrainian ambassador Oleksii Makeieev, consider these demands to be unacceptable. In the meantime, a peace conference in Switzerland is being prepared, which is considered a symbolic attempt to mobilize the international community for support, but without the participation of Russia.

The tension remains high, while the fights in Ukraine continue despite the hoped -for calm. Observers agree that the situation remains unstable and there are both diplomatic and military challenges, as the course of the events shows.