Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says Moscow has violated Easter ceasefire 469 times including ambulance strike
Ukraine says Russia has violated an Easter ceasefire hundreds of times, including a drone strike on an ambulance that injured three paramedics.
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a 32-hour ceasefire beginning at 4pm on Saturday and ending at midnight on Sunday, after a similar proposal was offered by Ukraine.
But both sides have accused each other of repeatedly breaching the truce, with Russian officials saying Ukrainian drone strikes have injured five people.
The Ukrainian General Staff said in a late evening report on Saturday night that it had counted 469 Russian ceasefire infringements since the truce came into force.
The ambulance was struck in Sumy Oblast, with the Ukrainian military claiming it was one of 275 drone strikes in total.
Volodymyr Zelensky did not comment on the violations in his overnight video address, where he urged Putin to continue the ceasefire agreement after the end of Orthodox Easter.
“We have made this proposal to Russia and if Russia once again chooses war instead of peace, it will show the world, and particularly the United States, who truly wants what,” he said.
