UKRAINE, Apr. 10 — Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for Easter, which will be celebrated on Apr. 12 this year.

Russian media reported that Vladimir Putin declared a ceasefire from 4:00 p.m. Moscow time on Apr. 11 until the end of Apr.12.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would act accordingly after Russia announced an “Easter truce.”

In a Telegram statement, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had repeatedly proposed a ceasefire for the Easter holidays and remains ready for “mirror responses.”

“People need an Easter without threats and real movement toward peace, and Russia has a chance not to return to strikes after Easter,” he wrote.

Zelenskyy previously proposed a holiday ceasefire on Mar. 30, but the Kremlin did not support the initiative at the time.

Last year, Russia also announced an “Easter truce,” but Ukrainian officials reported repeated violations by Russian forces before it expired.

Back then, Gwara journalists spoke with soldiers from various brigades deployed on the Kharkiv, Kupiansk, and Lyman axes. All of them said that an order not to open fire first had indeed been given and that they followed it.

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