Russian forces almost certainly continued to carry out some offensive military operation against Ukrainian forces during the reported ceasefire period, in breach of Putin’s own ceasefire terms,” the British Ministry of Defence stated.

By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter on Saturday, but Kyiv said attacks continued, Putin couldn't be trusted and Moscow should instead accept a 30-day truce Kyiv had agreed to last month.

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to cease all military activity against Ukraine until midnight Sunday in what appeared to be an attempt to assuage an increasingly impatient Trump administration and demonstrate Moscow’s interest in peace talks.