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Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaching Easter ceasefire

Al Jazeera · · 798 words · By AFP
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of violating a truce in place for Orthodox Easter”
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Multiple independent sources, including CGTN and various web search results, confirm that both Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating the Orthodox Easter ceasefire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine is a unitary state and its system of government is a semi-presidential republic. Ukraine has a transition economy and has the lowest nominal GDP per capita in Europe as of 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — Follow the latest news about the Russia Ukraine war. Find reports from the ground, verified videos, maps and expert analysis by BBC correspondents across the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/war-in-ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · News, analyses, investigations, opinions, podcasts and more. On-the-ground reporting from Ukraine
https://kyivindependent.com/
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordering the truce more than a week after Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a halt to hostilities”
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Two independent web search results confirm that Putin ordered the truce on Thursday following a proposal by Zelenskyy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce with Ukraine, which will last from April 11 to the end of April 12, reports UNN with reference to the Kremlin's website.Earlier, Zelensky offe…
https://unn.ua/en/news/putin-announced-an-easter-truce-with-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 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.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/11/easter-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Zelenskyy says he expects a "clear answer" from Russia regarding his proposal for a 30-day halt of attacks on civilian infrastructure.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/fe11bdf6443c
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“As of 7:00 am on 12 April, 2,299 ceasefire violations were recorded. Specifically: 28 enemy assault actions, 479 enemy shellings, 747 strikes by attack drones … and 1,045 strikes by FPV drones”
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Three separate web search results provide the exact figures (2,299 violations, 28 assaults, 479 shellings, 747 attack drones, 1,045 FPV drones) attributed to the Ukrainian military's general staff.
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web search NEUTRAL — “As of 7:00 am on 12 April, 2,299 ceasefire violations were recorded. Specifically: 28 enemy assault actions, 479 enemy shellings, 747 strikes by attack drones … and 1,045 strikes by FPV drones,” the …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/ukraine-and-russia-…
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 7:00 on April 12, 2299 ceasefire violations were recorded: 28 enemy assault actions, 479 shellings, 747 strikes by kamikaze drones (“Lancet”, “Molniya”) and 1045 strikes by FPV drones.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/russian_forces_violated/
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 7:00 a.m. on April 12, 2,299 ceasefire violations were recorded. Specifically: 28 enemy assaults, 479 enemy shellings, 747 strikes by kamikaze drones (Lancet, Molniya), and 1,045 strikes by FPV …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4111647-war-update-120-…
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“Russia’s Ministry of Defence accused Kyiv of nearly 2,000 breaches. “A total of 1,971 ceasefire violations by units of the Ukrainian armed forces were recorded between 4:00 pm Moscow time on April 12 and 8:00 am on April 12””
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Multiple sources confirm the Russian Ministry of Defence's claim of 1,971 ceasefire violations between 4:00 PM Saturday and 8:00 AM Sunday (April 12).
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web search NEUTRAL — “In total, 1,971 ceasefire violations by Ukrainian Armed Forces units were recorded between 4:00 PM on April 11 and 8:00 AM on April 12,” the ministry said.
https://www.thestatesignal.com/russia-and-ukraine-accuse-eac…
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web search NEUTRAL — “The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukrainian forces of violating the ceasefire 1,971 times from 4 p.m. Saturday Moscow time until 8 a.m. Sunday.”
https://efinder.lk/news/article/russia-ukraine-exchange-accu…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian defence ministry said it recorded 1,971 ceasefire violations overnight into Sunday, while Ukraine’s general staff reported 479 shelling attacks and more than 1,700 drone strikes by Russian…
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/04/12/russia-an…
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“The Russian ministry claimed Kyiv had fired 258 times using artillery or tanks, carried out 1,329 FPV drone strikes, and dropped “various types of munitions” on 375 occasions”
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CBS News and other web search results explicitly cite the Russian Ministry's claims of 258 artillery/tank fires, 1,329 FPV drone strikes, and 375 munitions drops.
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web search NEUTRAL — A truce between Russia and Ukraine to mark the Orthodox Easter formally expired Monday, both sides having accused each other of thousands of violations, despite a lull in Russian air raids.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260412-ukraine-russi…
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web search NEUTRAL — They have carried out 1,329 FPV-drone strikes and dropped 375 various munitions, including 67 from octocopter-type UAVs and 15 from aircraft-type drones,” the statement read.
https://news.by/eng/news/v_mire/easter-truce-shattered-ukrai…
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web search NEUTRAL — It claimed Kyiv had fired 258 times using artillery or tanks, carried out 1,329 FPV drone strikes, and dropped "various types of munitions" on 375 occasions.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-accuse-violating…
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“Moscow also accused the Ukrainian military of launching “three nighttime attacks” against Russian positions and “four attempts to advance” along the front line”
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The specific detail about 'three nighttime attacks' and 'four attempts to advance' is found in one specific news agency report (İLKHA). Other sources mention general violations but not these specific counts.
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web search NEUTRAL — The ministry also accused Ukrainian troops of launching "three nighttime attacks" and "four attempts to advance" along the frontline, all of which it claimed to have thwarted.
https://ilkha.com/english/world/ukraine-and-russia-accuse-ea…
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web search NEUTRAL — On the same day, Ukraine also accused Russia of violating the ceasefire. "As of 7:00 a.m. on 12 April, 2,299 ceasefire violations were recorded," said the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine …
https://english.news.cn/20260412/4e6e7323df144275989bf3f3a94…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia says Ukraine violated the ceasefire 23,802 times with drone and artillery attacks as the fragile truce collapses.“During the ceasefire period in the special military operation zone, a total of …
https://easternherald.com/2026/05/11/russia-ukraine-ceasefir…
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“Russian troops still needed to take control of 17-18 percent of Ukraine’s disputed Donetsk region”
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While search results provide general information about Dmitry Peskov and the Donetsk region, none of the provided evidence contains the specific claim that Russian troops need to take control of 17-18% of the region.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov (Russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Песков, IPA: [pʲɪˈskof]; born 17 October 1967) is a Russian diplomat serving as the spokesman for Russian president Vladimir Putin since 2012.[2].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Peskov
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has already wrested full control of the Luhansk region. In late 2022, the Kremlin announced that it had annexed four regions of Ukraine — Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/europe/putin-ukrain…
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web search NEUTRAL — regions. Prominent Russians. Entertainment.Dmitry Dmitry Peskov (RT Photo / Irina Vasilevitskaya). In the same year, on April 14 and 15, “Marches of Disagreement” were scheduled to take place in Mosco…
https://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/politics-and-s…
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“the Ukrainian army stressed that it had recorded no long-range Shahed drone attacks, guided aerial bombings or missile strikes”
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France24 explicitly reports that the Ukrainian army recorded no long-range Shahed drone attacks, guided aerial bombings, or missile strikes.
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web search NEUTRAL — everything you need to start speaking in Ukrainian right away. However, it will equip you with the essentials, give you ideas of what to say or . sk and hopefully inspire you to continue learning the …
https://www.ukrainianlessons.com/wp-content/uploads/products…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 12, 2025 · Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have been increasingly challenged to defend against Russian advances, given o…
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF1215…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 26, 2023 · Ukrainian families often prioritize sharing meals together. As babies start solids, they may be included in family meals, eating foods such as borscht (beet soup) and varenyky (dumpling…
https://www.health.state.mn.us/docs/people/wic/localagency/c…
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“The truce had been due to last for 32 hours, from 4pm (13:00 GMT) on Saturday until the end of the day on Sunday, according to the Kremlin”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific duration (32 hours) or the exact timing of the truce as stated by the Kremlin.
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“Governor Alexander Khinshtein also accused Kyiv of breaking the ceasefire by attacking a petrol station in the town of Lgov with a drone, injuring three people, including a baby”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Governor Alexander Khinshtein or a drone attack on a petrol station in Lgov.
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“A similar truce was announced in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter last year, only for both sides to accuse each other of numerous violations”
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“Russia’s February 2022 invasion”
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“Ukraine has proposed freezing the conflict along the current front lines”
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“Russia has rejected this, saying it wants the whole of the Donetsk region”
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