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Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of breaking a 32-hour Easter ceasefire agreement.

Some shit you should know before you dig in: For the last three years, both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a brief Easter ceasefire (and each time it’s collapsed under mutual accusations of violations). This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to halt all operations from 4 PM Moscow time on Saturday through the end of Sunday, framing it as a humanitarian gesture, not a step toward any lasting deal. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to honor the pause and called for it to be extended beyond Easter to help restart stalled peace talks. Russia shot down that idea, saying military operations would resume Monday. It’s worth noting that Russia and Ukraine celebrate Orthodox Easter, which falls on a different date than Western Easter.

What’s going on now: Ukraine’s military general staff claimed that Russian forces committed 2,299 ceasefire violations by 7 AM Sunday, including 28 assault actions, 479 shellings, 747 attack drone strikes and 1,045 FPV drone hits. Despite this, Ukraine said that Russia did not deploy long-range Shahed drones, missiles or guided bombs during the truce window.

The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office also accused Russian forces of executing four Ukrainian soldiers after disarming them once the ceasefire came into force, calling it a “grave violation of international humanitarian law.” Ukraine published drone footage it says shows four bodies in a clearing.

Russia’s Defense Ministry hit back with its own tally, claiming Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 1,971 times in roughly the same window, including 258 artillery or tank strikes, 1,329 FPV drone hits and 375 additional drone strikes. Moscow also accused Kyiv of three nighttime attacks and four attempts to advance along the front line, claiming all were repelled. Russia’s Kursk region governor said a Ukrainian drone hit a petrol station in Lgov, injuring three people (including a baby).

Separately, Russia and Ukraine completed a prisoner-of-war swap on Saturday (mediated by the United Arab Emirates) with each side returning 175 POWs. Zelenskyy said most of the Ukrainians returned had been held since 2022.